Power Play by Greg Farshtey (2006, Paperback)

If the book Dark Destiny was dark in deed, this is even darker.

The story brings us to Voya Nui - an island which actually gives no hope of survival to anyone: not to Matoran who live here; not to Piraka who came to take the Mask of Life, but thought the thing would be easyer to do; not Toa Nuva who were captured and possibly destroyed by mighty being Brutaka and not to the new heroes called Toa Inika who only came to this island.

Six Matoran who departed from Metru Nui in search for the Toa Nuva landed in their silver spheres on Voya Nui, but before they could go out of them, the lightnings from the red spirit star on the sky strick them and they became the Toa - Toa Inika. Not aware what happened and what powers they have they started with the search for the Toa Nuva, but instead they found evil Piraka who dominated the island and enslaved the Matoran who lived there - all but six of them who formed a kind of resistance to fight for their freedom. Matoran told to the new Toa enough for them to know what they have to deal with. They didn't find the Toa Nuva yet, but now they have more important mission to do, to find the Mask of Life and put it to safety so Piraka or any other evil could not reach it. So the fight begins, but will the new Toa succeed or Piraka are too powerful and have too powerful ally at their side?

Power Play is the book with much more action then Dark Destiny and holds the reader in tension all the time. It differs from other books in the Bionicle series by the fact that the reader is not able to predict anything in advance. In it there are a lot of surprising turns in battles and the tittle jsut fits.

One more of those "must have" books for the Bionicle fans. Highly recommended.