Fire Season (Star Kingdom #2)

Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Signed by both David Weber and Jane Lindskold on title page. A bright, attractive copy. ;
Sequel to A Beautiful Friendship, this is the second volume in the Star Kingdom trilogy. ; Star Kingdom; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 287 pages;

"Fire weather ... That's what the treecats call those rare seasons when the slightest spark can set aflame the vast green reaches they call home.
" Teenager Stephanie Harrington rapidly learns just how deadly those fires can be. Guided by her treecat companion, Lionheart, Stephanie and her good friend Karl Zivonik venture into the heart of a raging inferno to rescue twin treecats put at risk by human carelessness. Only the trio's absolute trust for each other stands between them and disaster.
"But Sphinx isn't the only thing ripe for burning. Stephanie has fallen hard for new arrival to Sphinx, Anders Whittaker. When Anders vanishes without a trace, Stephanie is at the forefront of the search. Then a lightning strike sets the Copperwall Mountains aflame and as a provisional ranger she is ordered to her post.
" Will Stephanie choose to honor the claims of her planet or those of her heart? "; Signed by All Authors