12 new August science fiction and fantasy releases to help wind down summer
By Lacy Baugher
August 2021 release: The Sisters of Reckoning – Charlotte Nicole Davis
The Sisters of Reckoning is the highly anticipated sequel to Charlotte Nicole Davis’s alternate Old West fantasy adventure, The Good Luck Girls.
In this sequel, the titular Good Luck Girls are now free, with Clementine and her friends making new lives for themselves on the other side of the border, as Aster remains behind, trying to help more girls escape the way her sister has done, a plan that eventually grows in scope until it encompasses a mission to free all the dustbloods who live in debt bondage to the landmasters of Arketta.
But will her resistance just end up bringing more danger to their doors?
The official synopsis describes the story as follows:
"The Good Luck Girls are free. Aster’s sister and friends have new lives across the border in Ferron, while Aster remains in Arketta, helping more girls escape. But news of a new welcome house opening fills Aster with a need to do more than just help individual girls. And an unexpected reunion gives her an idea of how to do it. From there, grows a wildly ambitious plan to free all dustbloods, who live as prisoners to Arketta’s landmasters and debt slavery. When Clementine and the others return from Ferron, they become the heart of a vibrant group of fearless fighters, working to unite the various underclasses and convince them to join in the fight. Along the way, friendships will be forged, lives will be lost, and love will take root even in the harshest of circumstances, between the most unexpected of lovers. But will Arketta’s dustbloods finally come into power and freedom, or will the resistance just open them up to a new sort of danger?"
The Sisters of Reckoning is available on August 17.