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On the Meldon Plain by Pam Brandos

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Natalie Barns is a college student in one world, and trained Nala hunter (Warrior Sister) in another. She's doing her best to keep her feet in both worlds, but the pressure is catching up with her. From her previous trip to Fourline, she has a nasty wound that isn't healing. She learns that she must return through the barrier, to get it to heal, and to save her friend (and love interest) Soris.

Category
Fiction, Fantasy

Why I chose this book
Next in series

My personal opinion (the review)
Because it has been so long since I read the previous novel in the series, I was a little lost at first. It took me a good while to remember what had happened, and I even had to pull out Gateway to Fourline and skim it, to refresh my memory on it. I recommend reading them a bit closer together in time than I did.

Warnings
Language: None
Violence: Regular, but not graphic
"Adult" situations: Just a kiss or two
Death: None
Other: the main antagonists are arachnid-like creatures

Movie rating equivalent
PG

Protagonist description
Natalie is now a strong contributor to the Fourline group, and she's very much in love

Point of view of story
Third, focused on Natalie

Book length
Medium

Story flow
Excellent

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
I want more back story all of them!

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

Series review as a whole
I do recommend the series highly. It's clean, it's fun, it's a great story, and I plan to purchase the whole thing.

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start at the beginning, Gateway to Fourline

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