Sandstorm

Sandstorm, the fourth Street Rats of Aramoor novel, pulls Ayrion away from his tribe at the worst possible moment — the king has conscripted him into the Lancer Corps. As Ayrion navigates military duty alongside his responsibilities to Hurricane, the cunning chief of the rival Sandstorm tribe makes an approach that forces Ayrion, Reevie, and Sapphire to make a decision that will redefine all of them. Wisehart tests his young protagonists' loyalty to each other against the institutional demands being placed on them from above.

Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates the series with consistent mastery — his performance gives Ayrion's world the physical and emotional texture of a fully inhabited place. The military training sequences and street-level politics complement each other in audio in a way that showcases Reynolds's range. At nearly fifteen hours it is the most substantial entry in the series.