“Wisdom lies not in facts themselves but in our understanding of them.”

In book one, we explored Houses such as Cancer and Gemini, and in book two we explore Capricorn and Sagittarius. Considering Capricorn is one of the most technologically advanced Houses in the Zodiac, it only makes sense that it would hold the same characteristics as it’s people. In Wandering Star, the Capricorn people are known to be extremely wise, patient, and organized.

We get to see how each planet relates to it’s designated sign. I absolutely love how in each book of the Zodiac series, Russell explores a few new Houses and the people that inhabit them. The world building in Zodiac was well thought out and it showed right down to the very last detail. We also learn much more about the Marad, a violent and an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the galaxy. In Wandering Star we meet some new and some old characters such as Rho’s friends, Nishi and Deke. It’s on this planet where Rho tries to learn everything she can about the Zodiac’s history, but it’s not long before she decides to jet off with Hysan to House Sagittarius on a new mission. She is now residing on House Capricorn with her brother and a peculiar new character, Aryll. Rho was publicly disgraced and stripped of her title as the Guardian of House Cancer. The plot picks up just a few weeks after the ending of book one. If you are interested in reading my review of that first book, you can find it here. Although this is a spoiler free review, there will however, be spoilers for the previous book in the series, Zodiac. Wandering Star is the second book in the Zodiac series by Romina Russell. “Our choices define us: The stars may set us on a given path, but it is we who must decide whether we take it.” Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there’s much more to her Galaxy–and to herself–than she could have ever imagined. Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight. Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn.īut news has spread that the Marad–an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy–could strike any House at any moment.

First Edition Published: December 8 th 2015Ī breathtaking sci-fi space saga inspired by astrology that will stun fans of the Illuminae Files and Starbound series.

Wandering Star by Romina Russell