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This three-book set is perfect for collectors and an ideal gift for readers unfamiliar with the Forgotten Realms setting. The Dark Elf Trilogy--Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn--are enclosed in a hard-sided slipcover case featuring the cover art from the series.
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Great set of books........2007-10-10
The forgotten Realms series of books are plain awesome. They are hands down my favorite fantasy books and this triology is no exception. Read the series! If your a fantasy fan you wont regret it.
Well written.......2007-09-14
Well written book(like I would expect otherwise from R.A.Salvatore)I would, and have suggested this one and other books of his to others, and will continue to do so.
The Tale of Drizzt's Past, Salvatore has Done It Again!.......2007-08-17
To think, Drizzt was originally going to be Wulfgar's sidekick.
This is an amzing journey into the Underdark of Faerun. A mystical trip into the city of Menzoberranzan, city of the Spider Queen. There are so many questions after Icewind Dale aobut how Drizzt came to be the drow he is today, and this trilogy answer them.
The characters in this book are more of those love to hate, and hate to love types. Verna, Malice, Matron Baenre, Dinin, and some you just hate, personally Alton DeVir, Masoj, and Briza. Some you just come to love, like Zaknafein, Drizzt's father, who was the renowned weapons master of House Do'Urden and secretly hated drow society as a whole. And Belwar Dissengulp, a svirfneblin. And Clacker a polymorphed pech. And my favorite an important and true friend named Montolio Debrouchee (Mooshie), who teaches Drizzt the ways of a ranger. (We must mention Gwen at this time, because she is Drizzt's first friend... she ROCKS!!!)
It is really a set of books about overcoming your Station in life and choosing a path that fits your soul. It helps to understand Drizzt's character, and how he came to be the drow he is, and why he cares so much for a world that doesn't want to accept him.
If you love Icewind Dale, this is the next chapter, but i would suggest to everyone, read Icewind Dale first.
I always say read them in the order they are meant to be, the way they were written!
What can I say.......2007-07-25
BUY THIS BOOK! I started with this trilogy even though it was a prequel to the icewind dale trilogy. R.A paints a beautifully dark story with the dark elf trilogy. I recommend starting here. One of my all time favorite series!
The Dark Elf Trilogy.......2007-07-07
I loved reading this (these) books. I finished all three in 3 weeks, and it really helps to define and document why Drizzt is Drizzt. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes this genre of book or story.
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Tensions remain high as the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and the Romulan Star Empire attempt to maintain their fragile post-Dominion War peace in the wake of the brutal attack by the mysterious Watraii, which ended with the loss of Admiral Pavel Chekov. When Admiral Uhura receives intelligence regarding a Watraii base that may contain more than one surprise, she sends Ambassador Spock, Captain Saavik, Ruanek, Captain Montgomery Scott, and Lieutenant Commander Data on a covert mission to learn its secrets....
But the truth of the Watraii has its basis millennia in the past. In the time of Surak, Vulcans were at a crossroads, on the cusp of either embracing logic or succumbing to their passions and thereby destroying themselves. With Surak's blessing, a group of Vulcans left their turbulent homeworld to find their destiny in the unknown reaches of space. But the stars prove even more unforgiving than the desert sands of Vulcan, as Karatek, the reluctant leader of the exiles, struggles to hold his people together.
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Long Slow Emotional Road Trip.......2007-10-07
I listened to the audio book. This was two stories. The modern story was kind of a waste of time. But I liked the 'Memory' time line. I thought it was a slow moving story while I was listening to it. I was a bit frustrated. But When it was over I thought about it a bit and I realized that this book moved me. I recognized at least one connection to the original Star Trek series and this book made me view that episode in a new more sinister light. There was another random planetary encounter that really upset me. By the end I was very angry at some of the characters and I realized that means it was a good story. I actually cared about what happened. Even though we know how it will end in a big picture sense, the details are a welcome bit of texture. I really enjoyed it which surprised this action fan. I can't wait for the next book.
Vulcan's Soul Trilogy.......2007-05-13
Sherman is an excellent writer. It is too bad that she tried to fit the last movie into the ST Universe - we all know the movie was an abomination and the director should be taken out and shot - but she is actually successful at explaining all of the details. If only she had read the rest of the series before writing these books! While the trilogy is engrossing, and well worth reading, you will probably find yourself annoyed at the sharp differences between this work and all the rest of the histories and stories of Star Trek.
It might be best for the reader to believe that all of the action takes place in an alternate universe, that way the inaccuracies can be overlooked. She does have the political and social messages for which ST is famous, and she is dead on accurate with these.
While her characters and story are not as deeply insighful as Diane Duane's, they are certainly deeper and more detailed than most. Her works are highly recommended. Now, if only she would read the rest of the books in the ST series, she could inherit position of favored story-teller in the ST universe.
Exciting! Surpise after surprise!.......2007-05-10
Wow! Twists, turns, surprises and excitement! No plot spoilers, but I love origin stories and this is one of the best! A great followup to #1 but alas #3 can be guessed at and appears to be an attempt by the publisher to stretch a two book story into three for the sake of profits. That being said, this book is a must!
vulcan snoring.......2006-08-14
these writers have done so much better than this. granted this was a book that had to tie together two spots in vulcan/romulan history, but it was so dull, it was hard to keep reading until the end.
If you read the first , you'll read this.......2006-08-04
Chekov's rescue (of course you knew he isn't dead!) is too easy. The backstory of the long trek across space of the exiles is tedious. I did like the explanation that surfaces as to how some exiles end up on Remus instead of Romulus, but that's about the best thing in this story. Still, it is new Trek lore, and it's nice new stories continue to be written.
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- Classic Salvatore
- The Underdark awaits!
- great series
- Another Great Book!
- Great follow up to Homeland, and another underdark masterpiece
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Exile: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Part 2 (Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Book II)
R. A. Salvatore
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ASIN: 0786931264
Release Date: 2004-05-01 |
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The second in a series of premiere hardcover editions of Salvatore's classic dark elf tales.
This stunning new release of the classic R.A. Salvatore novel continues the tale of the origins of Salvatore's signature dark elf character Drizzt Do'Urden and is the first-ever release of this
Forgotten Realms novel title in hardcover. Each title in The Legend of Drizzt series showcases the classic dark elf novels in new, deluxe hardcover editions. Each title will feature annotations by the author, all new cover art, and forewords written by those who have become familiar with Salvatore and Drizzt over the years.
Customer Reviews:
Classic Salvatore.......2007-09-16
What more to say than, GET THIS BOOK, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST SALVATORE BOOKS OUT THERE!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, AND LOVE IT!!
The Underdark awaits!.......2007-08-31
Exile is book 2 in The Dark Elf Trilogy.
Exile tells the story of Drizzt outside of the Drow Cities in the open wilderness of the Underdark. For the ten years following his abandoning his house, he is left with no one but his faithful Guenhwyvar, a magical Panther he had acquired in Homeland. He is also met with great dangers that he meets with the business ends of his scimitars. Struggling with conflicting emotions, which involve his failure in Menzoberranzan and a deep grief for his father and friend Zaknafein, he makes his way to the surface to face newer dangers.
As always, Salvatore writes an amazing adventure.
great series.......2007-02-23
just a thorughly enjoyable book, series, main charatcer. drizzt is very likeable and learning about the world he lives is very interesting and intriguing.
Another Great Book!.......2006-12-03
Exile, the second book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and a great follow-up novel to Homeland. Drizzt's epic tale only becomes better as it goes on. After reading Homeland, I was very eager to get my hands on Exile. So, the next day I went to my local library and checked out a copy. This book introduces us to new places in the Underdark other than Menzoberranzan. I finished the book and could not wait to read the last book in the trilogy. This book was just as good as Homeland and provided more insight into the Drow way of life.
Great follow up to Homeland, and another underdark masterpiece.......2006-09-02
This book follows well the footsteps of Homeland. It continues the story of our favorite dark elf and goes further than Homeland in the sense that it breaks out into the vast underdark beyond Menzoberranzan. While I thouroughly enjoyed this book, I did somewhat miss the house politics and negative energy that filled the pages of Homeland. Trust me though, this book does not dissapoint. There is still plenty of Drow deceit to be wrought here, and its told in amazing fashion by one of fantasies best authors.
The characters are well developed and very interesting. One of the most interesting characters in the book may be Clacker, a Pech turned Hook Horror that becomes an intricate part of the story later on in the tale. Zin-Carla is also an amazing "character" if you will, as it takes on a form that we all know well from the previous book. Overall Exile was a fun read that showed me a side of Drizzt Homeland did not. A Drow succumbing to his dark side, the hunter, in an effort to survive the wraths of the underdark without his kin. Recommended! A must read in the bridge from Homeland to Sojourn.
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The third title in a trilogy that explores the south of the Dragonlance world after the War of Souls.
Return of the Exile concludes a trilogy that centers on Linsha Majere, the grandchild of one of the central characters in the entire Dragonlance saga. This trilogy advances the story of post-War of Souls events in the Dragonlance world and introduces a major new villain to the setting.
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An Amazing Read Start to Finish.......2006-07-23
At the start of this trilogy I greatly disliked Linsha, I thought she was annoying, boring, and not well developed in a literary sense. By the end of the second book however, I had begun to consider this trilogy fairly good. At the end of this book I learned that this trilogy gets proggresivley better as it goes on.
The third installment of this trilogy begans with Linsha going to the Tarmack homeland, and the new life that ensues there. This part of the book is particularly intersting to me because it shows us a whole new light to Linsha during her struggles to live in an alien society. After a daring escape on the back of a sickly dragon, Linsha sets about getting back the stolen dragon eggs.
Overall I was very pleased with the plot and continuation of the story. I feel that Mary Herbert is definitley one of the better DL authors as of now. Linsha's character is fleshed out more in this novel then the other two. We get to see a kind of darker side to her when she battles and kills a rival woman on Tamrak homeland.
The ending of the novel is very good, particularly because it is not like most of its other new DL counterparts, were the ending is scrunched into 30 pages in a sudden climax. Slowly throughout the book the tension increases, with the climax taking place near Sanction in a dormant volcano. No big suprises in the end really happens but that doesnt make it any less fun. I'll spare revealing the ending to you but I practically jumped for joy when a certain character kicks the bucket.
Overall this book was very good, and in all actuallity it suprised me just how good it was. It ranks in my top 20 for DL books at this point in time. Even if you are dissapointed with the current state of DL books, this book delivers in so many ways.
Fantastic Conclusion.......2005-08-20
Return of the Exile, by Mary Herbert is the third and final book in the Dragonlance: Linsha Trilogy.
All the loose ends that were created in the first two books are nicely wrapped up. The way Herbert concludes this trilogy is just fantastic. I was enthralled the entire time I was reading this. The first book in this series was a good read, the second book was decent, but this book blows the doors off of either of the first two. It's a fantastic book and one I would recommend to anyone.
Mary Herbert has staked her clain to the Dragonlance world with this trilogy. She certainly stands above a lot of the recent sub-par books that have been released. Rest asured this book is int he upper teir of recent Dragonlance novels.
Buy this book; Buy this Trilogy.......2005-03-21
This was a trilogy of books that I went into with a little bit of reluctance. Linsha Majere a Rose Knight, something that is a recent addition for the Majere household. However, this entire trilogy is awesome. There are unique characters, which have good story lines, and the ending I find, personally to be completely awesome.
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Collecting the second volume of R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt! The Dark Elf known as Drizzt has abandoned the twisted society of his people to seek honor and justice. But his family will not let him go so easily, and even greater dangers await Drizzt and his new ally Belwar in the caverns of the Underdark!
Customer Reviews:
Comic does the the book justice.......2007-07-03
Normally I find comics to be short, lacking in emotional detail, and mostly just action sceen after action sceen. This interpretation however is very well done, doing a very fine job at portraying the main characters mental sturggles while also delivering extremely rich detail in the fight scenes. Some trivial parts from the novel is left out but not enough for story to lose much of its impact.
If you have already read the books and are looking to add more Drizzt products to your collection then this a must, otherwise its a good comic novel to pick up if your less inclined to reading full novels.
Excellent, faithful to the original........2007-06-21
This second volume in the graphic novel adaptations of the Legend of Drizzt series is every bit as excellent as the first. Spectacular, dramatic art brings this favorite story to life as never before (it should not, however, be viewed as a substitution for the original novel). In Exile, the story of Drizzt takes up with him having lived ten years in the Underdark, where he survived by becoming an instinctual hunter. He travels to a city of deep gnomes where he befriends Belwar Dissengulp and regains his sense of humanity. Drizzt's mother, Matron Malice seeks to find and kill Drizzt in the hopes to regaining the favor of Lloth. To do this she enacts a reanimation spell on the body of Zaknafein, Drizzt's father, so that it may seek out and destroy Drizzt. Drizzt and Guenhyevar (forgive spelling) encounter many perils and mysteries in their travels through the Underdark, and this story (more than any other) allows the reader to really get to know Drizzt's character.
This graphic novel faithfully retains the essence of the original novel, and actually adds to the story with the vivid and spectacular art. The only real complaint I had with this volume was the truncated-feel of the scene where house Do'Urden falls. This scene is of central importance to the future of Drizzt's tale and more effort should have been made on its telling.
Much like the first book, this one is excellent and should be a must-have for any fan of Salvatore's Drizzt novels.
The Legend of Drizzt, volune 2.......2007-05-25
I really liked the story line. But it should be explained that it is written in comic book form. Not exactly adult reading material.
Awesome.......2007-03-09
this book ( or graphic novel--i should say) rocks!! the plot is very well portrayed through Tim Seeley's artwork. Anyone a fan of Drizzt and Salvatore should definetly get this!
This is a comic book........2007-01-18
If you are looking for the novel, this isn't it. The description does not indicate that this is nothing more than a fancy comic book. I bought vol 1-3, returned all with a complaint, Amazon reordered for me and sent me the same thing again. Finally got the novels from B&N for less. Don't waste your money.
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Love and Exile: An Autobiographical Trilogy
Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Love and Exile contains the three volumes of the Nobel Prize Winner's spiritual autobiography, covering his childhood in a rabbinical household in Poland, his young manhood in Warsaw and his beginning as a writer, and his emigration to New York before the outbreak of war, with the concomitant displacement of a Yiddish writer in a strange land.
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The Dark Elf Trilogy: Homeland, Exile, Sojourn (Forgotten Realms)
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Sojourn
Far above the merciless Underdark, Drizzt Do'Urden fights to survive the elements of Toril's harsh surface. The young drow begins a sojourn through a world entirely unlike his own -- even as he evades the dark elves of his past. He begins to understand his new home and its inhabitants, but acceptance among the surface-dwellers doesn't come easily.
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as I have askethed, so I have been giveth.......2007-07-20
an excellent book, all that I was hoping for in a great conclusion, and yet an amazing lead into the crystal shard book.
we have asked and Salvatore has given, a great book for one who loves fine characters, great plots, and above all, a good story.
sets a great and believable stage for life above ground for drizzt.......2007-02-23
again, enjoyed the book, nothign spectacular, but enough creativity, action, and drizzt to make it 5 stars. one of the most likable charatcers ive ever read about it, i like his silent sidekick also.
BEAUTIFUL!.......2007-01-08
The graphic novel adaptation of R.A. Salvatore's monumental Dark Elf Trilogy comes to an exciting conclusion in Sojourn from Devil's Due Publishing. Drizzt Do'Urden has fled from his home deep under the surface with his faithful companion Guenhwyvar, the magical black panther, always on the run from his Drow who wish to kill him. Despite the sun weakening him, Drizzt cannot help but stare at each new dawn in his strange new world. He comes upon a village of peaceful farmers, observing them from afar, and even killing the Gnolls who want his aid in attacking the small settlement.
But when a family of farmers is murdered, Drizzt is blamed sending a vengeful hunter named McGristle on his trail. Drizzt slays the real killers, two Barghests from the lower planes but finds himself on the run from McGristle, and a party of adventurers led by the Ranger Dove Falconhand. When Drizzt aids them in battle against a group of stone giants, Dover realizes that Drizzt is a friend and ends the search for him. McGristle, though, is driven by hatred and presses on, trailing Drizzt all across the Forgotten Realms. Will Drizzt ever find acceptance in a world that is conditioned to believe that all Drow are evil?
Devil's Due sparkles with the final part of Salvatore's trilogy. One of the main themes of his story was that pall of isolationism. Drizzt is not only an outcast among his own kind, but he's an outcast among all kind. He's constantly harassed and driven away by those who fear him for no good reason often times other than the (much deserved) evil reputation of the Drow. Andrew Dabb's script does a great job of keeping this a focal point of the tale.
The pencils of Tim Seeley, a great team of inkers, and colors by Blond are once again a strong point to the book. Outside of the confines of the Underdark the artists are given a little more freedom to open up their expanse and create a more vivid and rich setting for Drizzt. Fans will be happy to know that Drizzt's adventures will continue in The Crystal Shard and Devil's Due will be presenting more of Salvatore's work with their adaptation of his DemonWars series. Devil's Due pulled off another great win!
A Great Conclusion........2006-12-03
Sojourn is the last book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and a great conclusion. Drizzt, after all his adventures in the Underdark, has finally made it onto the surface. This book introduces us to some great new characters, one of whom will eventually become one of Drizzt's most powerful enemies, and tells us how he ended up in Icewind Dale. This book is a great note to go out on and leaves you wanting more.
Enjoyable tale that brings Drizzt out of the underdark .......2006-09-02
This is the last book in the Dark Elf Trilogy that tells the tale of how Drizzt fares in the surface world. I think its a great follow up to Exile, and really puts into perspective the challenges a dark elf faces in the eyes of surface dwellers that do not want to accept him. Once again, Salvatore creates memorable characters that heavily influence Drizzt's life. He learns and gains much wisdom in this book and I think its a necessary bridge to Icewind Dale.
Although I admit I missed the underdark, Sojourn is still a very enjoyable read. Salvatore presents the material in a very believable manner and we really get to see inside the struggling character Drizzt Do'Urden. By the end of this book, he finally comes into his own and moves onto bigger and better things in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Welcome home :-)
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In Part 2 of the Witchfire Trilogy, the PCs have another chance to stop the rogue sorceress Alexia Ciannor. After a perilous journey by steamship, the party will follow Alexia into the temple of a machine cult, resulting in a dungeon crawl like no other. Upon returning to Corvis, they'll find it fallen to an enemy long forgotten, setting off a chain of events that could see the Kingdom of Cygnar in flames! This scenario, designed for characters of levels 3-5, continues to develop the Iron Kingdoms game setting—a gritty fantasy world with a touch of steam power and black powder. Nonetheless, it can easily be used in any D20 campaign, even if Part 1 of the Trilogy hasn't been played.
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An excellent module, but beware of scalpers.......2004-02-06
The Witchfire Trilogy received critical acclaim for being one of the most immersive D20 adventures around. Based in the city of Corvis in the rich Iron Kingdoms setting, this series features a compelling and intelligent storyline, numerous plot twists, and has a host of characters that players can actually CARE about. Each module in the series is also filled with Iron Kingdoms background material and immersive artwork. In short, this three-volume series may very well be one of the most high-quality adventures that a GM can hope to get his hands on.
However, stay alert for third-party dealers selling these modules at inflated prices. For example, as I write this there is a copy selling on Amazon for $189. At first I thought that the price was either a joke or a typo, but apparently the dealer is serious. I can say with absolute certainty that since the pages are NOT gilded in gold, it is simply not worth that much- especially since Privateer Press is working on the Witchfire Compilation. This product will combine all three modules into a single book and update them to the D&D 3.5 rules. If you need a copy before then, then you'd be better off visiting an online auction.
Amazing Game Product!!!!.......2002-05-09
The first in the Witchfire Trilogy, The Longest Night, was perhaps one of the best third-party D20 books I've seen yet. It was a combination adventure and sourcebook, and it was incredible at both; the characters were more than simple excuses for hack-n-slash, and the NPCs really seem more real than in many products I've seen.
The world itself is also very compelling. It makes some very minor changes from the standard D&D setting, but they are done very elegantly. Guns are added, the primitive breechloader types, and Steamjacks - powerful steam-driven robots guided by magical matrixes.
There were a few minor complaints. Actual stats on NPCs, for instance, left some unusual gaps in their information, such as a lack of spell lists in the characters' details. They also made a couple of very minor rules errors here and there.
Aside from this, it was excellent.
Book 2, Shadow of the Exile, redressed these problems. The NPC stats this time contained spell information, for instance, and the product kept the same high quality in this book. It continues to be an excellent line of products, and I cannot wait for book 3, which I just ordered, and their Iron Kingdoms campaign book, which is hasnt hit the shelves yet.
My sole complaint with book 2: they made a mistake in consitency from book 1. For instance, one of the characters in book one used a spell in a narrative; in her stats in book 2, she doesnt have that spell (or a couple others also mentioned in book one) available from her spell list. This is exceptionally minor, however, and you will love this product, this setting, and this world.
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A classic.......2005-11-18
I read this book when I was about 16, and it was one of the works that really got me hooked on this genre. Although I don't read much science fiction any more, I look back at this one as a great example of character building, plot development, and pure suspense mixed up with a good dose of plausible technology and fantastic imagery. Well done, Dr. Bova, and thanks for giving the world a great science fiction trilogy.
Simple and brilliant.......2004-06-23
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The exile of reason from human life drives an impassioned quest for intellectual understanding. Lou Christopher contemptuously writes off the world's rejection of reason and indifference to the forced exile of its greatest minds. Caught in a power struggle over her destiny, Valery Loring emerges triumphant on the premise that human freedom lies in a basic choice: to think or not to think. His thinking undercut by superstition-still, Linc must know before he can decide to save himself and his peers from disaster.
AN OPEN LETTER TO BEN BOVA:
Dear Mr. Bova,
I am writing to thank you for creating The Exiles Trilogy. I have read many of your novels, but regard The Exiles Trilogy as your greatest work. I first read it when I was thirteen, and recently bought a new copy. Today, at twenty-seven, I am just as moved by your heroic vision as I was fourteen years ago.
Back then I could not explain my emotional response to what your heroes sought and why. But I have learned much in the last few years, and I am deeply indebted to you. The Exiles Trilogy dramatizes the importance of the human mind and the value of human beings. It confirms an intense conviction that, until a few years ago, I had only sensed: that my own life is important -- an end in itself to be nurtured and kept, not sacrificed to the ignorant of the world or to the whims of brutes.
I do not presume to know your explicit philosophical beliefs. What is important is that your saga dramatizes, in terse plot structure and characterization, the rejection of the mind and its exile from human existence. Your heroes' struggles and ultimate triumphs suggest an impassioned plea, by you, for man to discover and embrace his own rational nature. Intellectual understanding is something I had continually sought as a teenager, but never found. I sensed only on an emotional level the life-preserving connection between thought and action, that action without thought leads nowhere, that to think or not is the fundamental choice and issue of human existence. Without a dramatic example like The Exiles Trilogy, my emotion would have remained precarious; your story bought me time to make explicit the important sense I had of myself and of life.
Your heroes are tremendous; their actions and purposes are a joy to contemplate. Not only do they possess great physical prowess, they also recognize and deal with their conflicts at the deepest level. They share a common quest for intellectual understanding. Lou Christopher, a computer engineer resolved to continue his life's work in exile, grasps the government's aimless, brutish nature; the people's indifference to the scientists' plight; the world's ignorance of the mind. He persuades the exiled scientists to turn their orbiting gulag into a purposeful starship. Valery Loring, a computer programmer determined to control her own life, is caught in a futile power struggle which threatens to destroy the ship and all aboard. In her search for truth she embodies the locus of human freedom, the choice to think. Linc, an active-minded boy stifled by hostile, superstitious peers and by his own fears, senses danger to them all. Still, Linc must know before he can decide to save himself and his friends.
It is not as if your heroes could decide, act, and triumph without knowing -- as if reason was desirable but optional. Your universe succinctly dramatizes the inescapable connection between individual thinking and human survival. This is what makes the heroes of The Exiles Trilogy so real and compelling.
I was a structural engineer at NASA/JSC for seven years before I quit in order to become a professional philosopher and intellectual. My favorite philosopher and top hero is Ayn Rand; perhaps you have heard of her. I highly recommend her novels. For The Exiles Trilogy you are my hero and mentor, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Respectfully yours,
Neil Erian
Good sci-fi.......2003-09-10
People like to divide Science fiction in many genres: hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, alien sci-fi, whatever. I don't even know what each one means. All I care is if it's good sci-fi or not. "The exiles trilogy", though not a masterpiece, is one very enjoyable story.
Ben Bova wrote the three parts of his trilogy between 1971 and 1975. The first part, "Exiled from Earth", set in the near future, tells about how the World government decides to cast away all the top-most genetic scientists and people working with them, least they un-balance the already precarious staquos quo of the overpopulated planet. This first part is the most action packed and has little science fiction in its lines, and is in fact the least likeable part of the trilogy. But what I noticed is that Bova's style is very similar to some of Asimov's stories, the ones featuring Lucky Starr, Elijah Bailey and Hari Seldon in the prequels to the "Foundation" series (books that I constantly re-read). Full of little plots that get together in the end, shallow but likeable characters, fast-paced reading.
The second and third parts, "Flight of the exiles" and "End of exile" are set aboard the sattelite/spaceship that becomes home to the exiles. These two parts have little or no connection between themselves or the first part of the trilogy, except for the fact of the earlier exile. They're darker, better written and the main plots are much more interesting. I won't say anything because I don't want to spoil the fun of reading them.
But my two comments on "The exiles trilogy" are: 1) Although the three parts were written in separate and were meant to be standalones, I think they must be read back-to-back. They'll be better enjoyed this way. 2) There are many things that happened between the three parts of the trilogy, but Bova hardly explains what happens. I was left with the feeling that I wanted something more, and I kept looking for it till the end, but those explanations never came. Maybe Bova could write new books about the Exiles. The story is very good and has potential for further development.
Grade 8.1/10
A good starter book for the young reader.......1998-05-13
This was the first science fiction book I read as a kid. The simple but imaginative storyline launched me forever into a love for true science fiction. The story is simply written but is very thought provoking. I have recently found the book again, and re-read it. It still has a magical effect on me, and it will be one that I hope does the same for my kids someday! I too would love to see a sequel of some sorts from Mr. Bova...!
great story line in a trilogy.......1998-02-14
This is a great story packed into a trilogy. I liked it so much that I am now looking for a continuation. This is the kind of book which is hard to put down even at 1:30 a.m. This is true sc-fi - i.o.w. this storyline could not be transferred to our present or past. I did not like the fact that there is no continuation of the characters from one part of the trilogy to the next. Most disappointing though is the fact that the story ends when the exiles set foot on their new home planet! But - as I said - I want to find out if Ben Bova continued this story or if he has plans to do so in the future. What happens next, Ben? Go get the book - you'll like it.
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