[Spoiler Disclaimer: No 'spoiler tags' are necessary here. In the unlikely but possible event you're reading this and havent read the Pendragon series yet, go read those books! Do it!] 

In our second prequel book, we see Aja, Elli, and Alder as they encounter challenges that help them grow into the travelers we see in the main series. 

Aja learns of the potential fallicies in the coding of lifelight, setting the stage for the production of the reality bug. Elli runs from the shambles of her former life to try and make a new one. Alder learns to become the brave, selfless knight that will help start our journey. 

One of the biggest changes from the first prequel book, to this and the third one we'll discuss later is the change of authors. While book one was written by Carla Jablonski, books 2 &3 were written by Walter Sorrells, and the latter two books seemed to have greatly improved for it, with far fewer inconsistencies, and a greater tie to future adventures, particularly with bigger roles by Press.

In particular, I think Elli's story may actually be my favorite of all these prequel stories. In the main series, we know she has a haunted past, but the events of her earlier story here add credibility to her seemingly questionable decisions from the main series. It is an emotional insight to a woman we only vaguely know, and it adds a great depth of meaning to the events we see later.

Pendragon Book Discussion Week 2 (Before The War Book 2)