Exile to the Stars The Alarai Chronicles Book 1 edition by Dale B Mattheis Literature Fiction eBooks
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In the year 2025, either you have connections on the inside or you are out. On a cold rainy night in Seattle, Washington, Jeff Friedrick is on his way out. Abandoned by his girlfriend, forced into a duel then later attacked by a gang on his way home and nearly killed, he’s certain things couldn’t get worse. Yet several weeks later he also loses his job as an anthropologist. Socially isolated, unable to leave his apartment, Jeff feels his life is over. Needing to get away he decides to go on a long hike.
Renewed peace returns as Jeff wanders the forests of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. However, the weather goes sour and it begins to snow, all the birds disappear, and the wind drops off to nothing. A terrible sense of looming disaster overwhelms Jeff, but where is the threat? At that moment a gigantic earthquake strikes and he is hurled down slope and knocked unconscious.
Jeff awakens in the middle of a howling blizzard covered with several feet of snow. Digging a snow cave he passes out. Come morning, he can only stare around in unbelieving shock. The Cascade Mountains are big, but nothing compared to the enormous peaks that surround him. And where did all the snow come from? Putting questions aside he hurries to hike out before what remains of his food runs out.
Days later there is still no sign of civilization, but Jeff is convinced he will find a highway. Then, one beautiful evening he trudges up a hill to view what promises to be a great moonrise and watches in unbelieving consternation bordering on terror as two moons sail above the horizon. He stumbles back to camp in a state of profound shock. Every rationalization stripped away, he now understands there will be no highway. He is no longer on Earth. So begins the real story of Jeff Friedrick.
Weeks pass and he slowly accepts that he will never see family or friends again. Jeff also learns to trust nothing, for some of the creatures have unexpected and nasty habits. Then there are the predators following him just out of sight. One night, sitting around a campfire, he meets them.
EXILE TO THE STARS is the story of a man pushed so far beyond previous ability that he balances at the edge of death day to day. Yet he survives, gains in strength, and eventually is taken in by a race of giant Northmen. There he finds a mentor and gleans a few hints regarding the questions that never leave his mind Who or what transported him to Aketti? Why was he dumped into a snow bank and left to die? And who are the invaders marching north to destroy his new-found people? Finding a horse that likely isn’t one, Jeff heads south in search of answers.
New threats face Jeff and Cynic as they cross hundreds of miles of prairie to fabled Khorgan, home to every form of treachery and deceit practiced by man. Meeting traders as worried as he is about what is marching north, they sail south to the jungles of Arzak where their worst suspicions are confirmed—the Salcheks of myth have returned in force. There is no option but to run. Retreating north, Jeff rallies the Northmen and opposing forces meet on the plains of Arvalia as winter descends with relentless snow and cold. It is a battle that is likely to leave no one standing, friend or foe. Pushed beyond his limits for the last time, Jeff staggers toward physical and emotional ruin. Yet he is sustained by a depth of love never encountered on Earth, from a woman who cannot be human.
And so this first volume of THE ALARAI CHRONICLES ends with victory, but also with the knowledge that the battle has just begun and is destined to span two worlds, Aketti and Earth. The Gods say so. But where is Earth? Are they even in the same galaxy? How are they supposed to cross such a distance?
Each of the seven novels in this series is an adventure in its own right and adds pieces to a puzzle that only seems to get bigger and more complex. The challenges and adventures never end and expand to a dimension not dreamed of or imagined possible.
Exile to the Stars The Alarai Chronicles Book 1 edition by Dale B Mattheis Literature Fiction eBooks
I don't think I can adequately describe Exile to the Stars in any meaningful way. The first quarter of the book is a wonderfully weird mix of settings that I very much liked. Things settle into normalcy after that, but the story is still great to read. Of course, the ending catches you just as you've stopped expecting the strange! I give ratings based on how much I enjoyed reading the product. The novel is well written and the setting is awesome, but I couldn't get wholly invested in the main character, Jeff. That isn't to say he is a bad character, there's just a disconnect between he and I. There are also an absolute slew of unanswered questions that I can't wait to be addressed in book 2.Read the sample and get hooked. :)
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Exile to the Stars The Alarai Chronicles Book 1 edition by Dale B Mattheis Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Couldnt put this book down. Science fiction and historical novel all in one. Characters were well filled out. Became attached to them as I progressed thru the story. Really enjoyed the time travel angle. He had his facts dead on. I dont read alot of the genre so I cant compare it to other authors in this genre. Looking forward to reading the rest of this series...
Book review of Exile to the Stars by David A Rozeboom, age 14
Out of 5 stars I would rate this book a very heavy 4.5. It is destined to be a classical non-putdownable. Jeff is a cultural anthropologist who happens to be the owner of a very nice, seemingly magical sword which can never leave his side. One night after loosing his job he decides to take a trip to the Cascade mountains where a devastating earthquake sends him into an unfamiliar galaxy where the mountains make the Cascades look like little hills. He meets a pack of wolves and discovers he can talk to him through his own mind. He then finds a horse and they go off on many a journey together. Eventually he finds a lady and they fall in love. What happens when some soldiers get there filthy hands on her sweet body you will have to read Dale Mattheis' book EXILE TO THE STARS to find out. I carried around at school for over a week reading it every spare minute!
Exile to the Stars is an exhilarating adventure to read. From the very start I did not want to put it down and it had me intimately involved in the journey of the main characters, Jeff and Carl . I found this book to be refreshing and totally different than any other science fiction book that I have read in the past.
The author, Dale Matthies carefully explores questions of virtue, human nature, and the deep unity that all beings share (with an emphasis on basic goodness within them). The characters demonstrate the courage of true heroes as they face daunting situations and odds that seem totally against their capabilities. And at the same time they are so perfectly, realistically human, one just falls in love with them.
The story is imbibed with a mystical or magical undercurrent that I found very compelling. In the very beginning chapters, there is evidence of a much deeper story, spanning back thousands of years, which the characters are finding themselves engaged in. As the book continues much more is revealed to the characters about the true mystery that they have found themselves exploring, and more answers about their past and the fate of the world (s) they live in.
Overall I found the writing to flow very well, the plot dynamic and compelling, and the characters to be very well developed and authentic. I enjoyed every moment of reading this book and was sad to see it end. I am very excited to read the next one in the series when it comes out! This novel would make an excellent movie as well.
I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book. I was originally attracted to the exciting cover art ...
Dale Mattheis "Exile to the Stars" passed all my criteria with flying colors. In general the writing style is excellent, the plot exciting, and the characters appealing. I really felt like I was becoming friends with the characters in the book. At first it was a little hard to keep track of all of them, but that smoothed out. The book is a long one, but Mattheis keeps the action coming and I was sorry when I reached the last page.
I also appreciated the fact that the Salchek (who for most of the book are a faceless threat) are toward the end of the book portrayed in a way that makes some of the enemy sympathetic as characters. I am hoping this continues through the rest of the series. If bad guys are portrayed as too black in characterization something is lost and belies the deeper, more self-examining, portrayal of the good guys.
This book is to be highly recommended and I can't wait to read the rest. If Mattheis is this good in a first book, I would think that the series can only get even better as it goes along. This book is certainly recommended for readers who like David Eddings. I've always enjoyed Eddings and find that Mattheis in some ways reminds me of Eddings. If you like Eddings you should love "Exile to the Stars". This book also compares well with Christopher Stasheff whose series starting with "The Warlock In Spite of Himself" also thrusts a modern man onto a planet with a society that is analogous to earlier Earth history.
Great read
I have reread this book many many times and i have a hard to time stopping each time i read it. I just wish the for the series to continue
I don't think I can adequately describe Exile to the Stars in any meaningful way. The first quarter of the book is a wonderfully weird mix of settings that I very much liked. Things settle into normalcy after that, but the story is still great to read. Of course, the ending catches you just as you've stopped expecting the strange! I give ratings based on how much I enjoyed reading the product. The novel is well written and the setting is awesome, but I couldn't get wholly invested in the main character, Jeff. That isn't to say he is a bad character, there's just a disconnect between he and I. There are also an absolute slew of unanswered questions that I can't wait to be addressed in book 2.
Read the sample and get hooked. )
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