The dramatic end to an ecology focused coming of age duology. ‘Clash of the Totems and the Catastrophe of Callistus’ by Yonnie Garber follows on from ‘Clash of the Totems and the Lost Magaecians’, following the teenage Ellery as she starts another year at her school for Magaecians, a spiritual group who love Mother Earth, or Magae. Ellery is an Ebonoid, more gifted than most Magaecians, having the preternatural ability to inflict pain when feeling negative emotions, she’s struggling with being the one chosen to bring balance back to Mother Earth and torn between siding with and facing the nefarious Saxon Nash. As one by one her friends go missing and fear and suspicion surround her, will Ellery be able to find and save her friends or be swallowed up by the same hate and pain that consumes Nash. Fans of the first book will really enjoy this sequel. I do recommend starting with book one to understand Ellery’s full story and differences between the Magaecians and “Dwellers” - humans not as determined to save the planet from over consumption and mistreatment. ‘Clash of the Totems and the Catastrophe of Callistus’ is a coming-of-age story filled with turbulent emotions, as Ellery’s fear leads her to not trust and lash out at those around her. The story has plenty of action, leading to a dramatic climax and strong themes of conservation, nature and the environment throughout.
Clash of the Totems and the Catastrophe of Callistus Book Two Synopsis
Alone you can make a change, but together we make a difference. Join Ellery in her second year at the Quinton Earth Science School as one by one, another friend goes missing - lost without a trace. But Ellery is also on the verge of losing herself. Unable to cope with being the chosen one to bring back balance to Mother Earth, she's hell-bent on scorning those that love her most. Conflicted about her feelings, and considering the prospect of siding with the most nefarious person on the planet, she blatantly disobeys her teachers, leading her closest classmates into jeopardy. Now she must battle with nature's most powerful totem and risk losing everything to save her friends - but will she ultimately give away humanity's last chance to remain on the planet in the process? One last nail-biting adventure in the ultimate totem battle in this concluding story of Clash of the Totems, where the Earth's fate hinges once more with this reckless, but extraordinarily brave teenager.
Yonnie Garber is a foot doctor (podiatrist) turned word-charmer (author). Her attention has inevitably progressed from ailments of feet to where those feet tread. An ardent member of the WWF she is passionate about increasing awareness of the destructive human impact on our environment through children's tales of adventure.
