Anaz-Voohri

In a plot to take over Earth, the Anaz-Voohri kidnap twelve young girls. One of these exceptional children was the sister of Zack Duncan. Thus begins his lifelong quest to destroy the Anaz-Voohri and rescue his sister. The only thing in his life as important is Tia Vargas.

Born with exceptional strength, stamina and intelligence, Tia Vargas has always excelled at everything and tended to intimidate everyone, with the exception of Zack Duncan. Working with Zack in a special task force formed to study and eliminate the Anaz-Voohri, they fall in love. However, injuries and the manipulations of others manage to separate this team. Will they be able to find their way back to each other?

ANAZ-VOOHRI by Vijaya Schartz is an engrossing tale of the fight against an alien race determined to have the planet Earth for themselves. Full of secrets, ambitions and political machinations, ANAZ-VOOHRI keeps the reader on her toes just trying to absorb all the information that is put forth. Not easy to follow especially with some of the time jumps being rather jerky and some characters being mentioned briefly in the beginning of the book making reappearances toward the end, still the story itself makes it all worthwhile. This reviewer almost recommends keeping a notepad handy to track the secondary characters especially as ANAZ-VOOHRI is the first book in an ambitious multi-author series, Operation Pleiades.

For this reviewer, the hero Zack is what causes the whole tale to be so engrossing. He is just a teenager when his sister is kidnapped and the reader is able to follow this remarkable man’s tale until his late 30’s. Zack is a very intelligent and complex man that this reader would love to be able to sit down and talk over a good cup of tea. Tia, the heroine, just does not seem to have the same depth as Zack and at times appears to be almost an afterthought.

December 2006