On a world that takes its competitions seriously, it's a race to win or lose it all trying. But when they are framed for murder, they have to flee to Earth and make it back in time to save their throne.

I really enjoyed the telepathy that is used by the characters to create portals and achieve various other things. The Quest for Nobility is a mix of fantasy and science fiction, with an Arthurian legend woven between Otharia and Earth.

I was left wanting to see more of Otharia and its culture and world outside of the walls of royalty that I felt somewhat confined to. Of the many characters, my favorite were the twins Darius and Dyla. With a few loose ends left to be tied up, I look forward to reading on to The Crystal Facade. ( )

The Quest for Nobility, written by Debra Martin and David Small, is the first book in The Rule of Otharia series. This action packed book takes us into a world where the Telkur twins, Darius and Dyla, are part of a dominant family. Then through unexpected events, their happy lives are thrown into a world of chaos as they discover their parents have been murdered and the family name dishonored. While still trying to cope with the loss, the twins enter into a competition in hopes of using the prize money to keep the family land free of debt. The competition is made up of a series of objectives where each team, made up of three members, must use their psychic abilities and training to reach the objective successfully. However, things don’t go according to planned and the twins soon find themselves wanted for murder and have no choice but to flee to the planet Earth until they can figure out what their next course of action will be. Murder, betrayal, and corruption will be revealed while the twins learn who they can and can not trust. I really enjoyed reading The Quest for Nobility and am eager to read book two of the series, The Crystal Facade. The only thing that didn’t sit well with me throughout this book was the time frame while Darius and Dyla were on Earth. I may have missed something, but it seemed as though they were only away for a few days, but once back on their planet, the time shifted and made it seem like they were gone longer. I’m interested in seeing if there is a time frame explained in book two that will wrap up that issue for me from book one. However, that being said, I still very much enjoyed reading The Quest for Nobility and am anxious to see how authors Debra Martin and David Small fine tune their skills in book two, The Crystal Facade. ( )