Ethical Dilemmas In 'Fight For Power'

After sixty-six days of a catastrophic global blackout, life in the suburbs is not what it used to be for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills. Although an explosive clash has minimized one threat from outside the walls, Adam's battle-hardened mentor, Herb, continues to make decisions in the name of security that are increasingly wrenching and questionable. Like his police chief mom and others, Adam will follow Herb's lead. But when the next threat comes from an unexpected direction, nobody is ready for it. And someone is going to pay the price―because of Adam's mistakes and mistaken trust.
“Fight for power takes off in the immediate moments following the cliffhanger ending of The Rule of Three . . . will appeal to those who are …show more content…
Adam, Herb and others now have to decide how to continue functioning as a society, and their intrinsic values in this survivalist world. Herb is very much all about self-preservation, while Adam shows an empathy that readers will both understand and worry over.

Though Fight for Power isn't as necessarily urgent or action-packed as the first book, Walters asks a number of philosophical questions that will undoubtedly provoke readers to think and question as they read. Parents and educators should also take advantage by discussing some of the scenarios presented by Walters, and ask their students how they would react in those situations.
Final verdict:
I had a ridiculously good time reading Fight for Power. It was exciting and well-written, while also giving Adam, Herb and the rest of the group, the type of story that continues their personal journeys, while also encouraging readers to come back for the final installment.
Eric Walters, a former elementary-school teacher, is a bestselling children's author in Canada. He is the founder of Creation of Hope, which provides care for orphans in the Makueni district of Kenya, and lives in Mississauga,