The Electric Heir
Victoria Lee, Michael Crouch
Audio CD
(Brilliance Audio, March 17, 2020)
In the sequel to The Fever King, Noam Ălvaro seeks to end tyranny before he becomes a tyrant himself.Six months after Noam Ălvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrerâs image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forgetâthat Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia.Now that Noam remembers the full extent of Lehrerâs crimes, heâs determined to use his influence with Lehrer to bring him down for good. If Lehrer realizes Noam has evaded his controlâand that Noam is plotting against himâNoamâs dead. So he must keep playing the role of Lehrerâs protĂ©gĂ© until he can steal enough vaccine to stop the virus.Meanwhile Dara Shirazi returns to Carolinia, his magic stripped by the same vaccine that saved his life. But Daraâs attempts to ally himself with Noam prove that their methods for defeating Lehrer are violently misaligned. Dara fears Noam has only gotten himself more deeply entangled in Lehrerâs web. Sooner or later, playing double agent might cost Noam his life.