"King of the Streets" by J. Naomi Ay is, apparently, a prequel to "The Two Moons of Rehnor" series. The final page states "the story continues in 'The Two Moons of Rehnor, Book 1'". The title, "The Two Moons of Rehnor" also appears over the author's name on the cover of "King of the Streets". It's an interesting story, because if not for the fact of two moons and a couple other anomalies, this entire episode could have taken place on today's Earth. Reggie, the character claiming to be King of the Streets, is a drug pusher, with a cadre of young boys working for him. He also offers protection service to the local prostitutes, and pays "taxes" to the local police. Except for the flying cars, going to Rehnor would be an anticlimatic introduction to an alien species.
Reggie began his street career delivering packages from one shady character to another shady character for a few coins. In time he was running the show. Then a 9-year old competitor starts to take away Reggie's business. But this is no ordinary 9-year old, as Reggie will learn the hard way. It takes Reggie a while to figure out his new relationship with this interloper. After basically turning over his business to the new kid, Reggie decides to eliminate the kid and take back his business. But the new kid has other ideas, and Reggie learns, once again the hard way, that the new kid isn't who Reggie thought he was after all; he was somebody much more important and powerful.
This introduction to "The Two Moons of Rehnor" series will either draw you in to the rest of the series, or you will put it down and move on to something else. It is definitely one of those stories you will either like or dislike, with no middle ground. I think the author did an admirable job of building a world, especially with regard to the similarities between Rehnor's social issues and Earth's social issues. It took a measure of intestinal fortitude to go that route, and the author made it work. I recommend this book to all fans of fantasy. You will know whether or not you want to continue on with reading the rest of the series.
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