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Distant Star (The Reminiscent Exile Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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For Declan Hale, the Shadowless Arbiter, life has been simple since he ended the Tome Wars and forced a cruel peace in the mythical realms of Forget. Exiled to Earth for his crimes, Declan spends his days managing a small bookshop.

So when a familiar looking corpse appears in the dead of night, spilling his scotch, Declan is less than amused. Especially because the body is his own. Someone—or something—has sent a calling card from the future.

Daring him to confront his monstrous past.

The last time Declan went to war, Ascension City burned and eight million people lost their lives. The Knights and Renegades should have left him alone…
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    The Reminiscent Exile
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    224 pagine
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    23 maggio 2012
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Joe Ducie (1987-) is a writer from Perth, Western Australia. By day, he charges a toll to cross a bridge he doesn’t own. Yet by night, in a haze of scotch-fuelled insanity, he works tirelessly on an array of stories both short and long. Joe possesses a fierce love of a smooth finish. Under no circumstances should you ask him just what that means. Joe was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria in November 1987, and currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. He is primarily an author of urban fantasy and science fiction aimed at young adults. His current stories include Distant Star, Upon Crystal Shores, Red vs. Blue, and The Forgetful Library. Joe attended Edith Cowan University and graduated in 2010 with a Degree of Counterterrorism, Security and Intelligence. He went back, the idiot, and completed post-graduate studies in Security Science in 2011. Joe has also studied Creative and Professional Writing at Curtin University. When not talking about himself in the third person, Joe enjoys devouring books at an absurdly disgusting rate and sampling fine scotch. Website: joeducie.net Twitter: @joeducie Facebook: /jducie

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0085SYSDE
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Cedar Sky Publishing (23 maggio 2012)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 571 KB
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  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 224 pagine
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David
5,0 su 5 stelle A fascinating story.
Recensito in Germania il 26 agosto 2017
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I really enjoyed the first installment of the series. The epic scale of the plot cannot be overstated, yet at the same time it didn't lose track of the personal details. It offered plenty of world building, a lot of snark, and good twists.

The writing is clear and concise, and there are some lovely phrases sprinkled in as well: all in all good seasoning that made me blast through the book in about two days. I will definitely continue on to the sequel before long.
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MatthewLegaspi1661
5,0 su 5 stelle The Rise of Declan Hale
Recensito in Canada il 6 maggio 2013
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Joe Ducie’s Distant Star reads a little bit like a Harry Dresden novel, but the comparison lacks. Distant Star is grittier, flourishing, and a touch alcoholic. The imagery is evocative of King’s Dark Tower series. The story revolves around Declan Hale, a Knight Infernal, who is exiled from Ascension City to True Earth for his horrendous, albeit necessary, crimes during the Tome War. After his exile, Declan opens a bookshop in Perth, Australia, and lives his days in relative peace until that calm is broken by a calling card from the future, one that drives him back to old habits and Ascension City, where tensions run high and war is imminent.

Declan’s world –a multiverse, really– contains individuals that possess Will (magic). Some of those with Will write stories that because of the Story Thread become separate worlds, places that other people with Will, like the Knights and Renegades, can walk in and out of. While the setting and atmosphere denote a contemporary urban fantasy, there is an element of the mythical from fabled Atlantis to universes spinning in the void. The story starts off within the urban sphere and shifts towards the otherworldly as Declan slides down the gradient from archetypal reluctance to proactive heroics. Declan is a powerful hero and he justifiably intimidates friends and foes alike, but he is not a deus ex machina that is undefeatable, indefatigable, and all-powerful. It’s not like he can’t die.

The character himself is intriguing. Declan is like the Doctor, Dresden, and two fingers of scotch. He is the quintessential war-wearied and reminiscent exile. The inner monologues are insightful and often poetic; they explore his humanity and sanity, his unyielding arrogance and quest for redemption, the greater reaches of a universe that he is on the fringes of, and the complex machinations of the people around him. Undoubtedly, Declan Hale is the most fully-fleshed out character, and through his eyes, we get a glimpse of his lost love, Tal Levy. That’s the other thing about Distant Star: it’s not just a fantasy adventure. This is, at its heart, a love story. Ethan is the reader stand-in through who Declan exposits the nature of their abilities and some background history. Sophie, Tal’s sister, made no particularly strong impression on me. Nor did King Morpheus Renegade. Marcus’ unbending sense of right and wrong over notions of loyalty make him one to watch out for. Perhaps it’s just because I like villains and bad girls because the other two characters to strike a chord were Jon Faraday and the Immortal Queen. The former is not evil per se, but he has consolidated his hold on power, a hold that is threatened by our exiled protagonist. The impression Faraday makes is that however misguided his intentions, however ruthless his actions, he does it for the greater good. With the Immortal Queen, however, all bets are off. She could just be a cutthroat, evil bitch. As King Morpheus’ wife, her intent and purpose among the Renegades are in question, along with everything else we know about her.

Ducie’s writing is concise and vivid, sensational for certain, depthful in its brevity. His tone affects melancholy, a sharp juxtaposition to the gold Australian setting. The places he visits, that he dares to show us, are portrayed with all the trappings of truly opulent grandeur. It’s hard not to get hooked on this book. Its largest flaw is that it didn’t last as long as Martin’s A Storm of Swords.

The novel plays the conventions of fantasy really well, and references a huge sweep of literature and pop culture. There are allusions to Harry Potter (this is magic, how could there not be?), Tolkien, mythology, Holmes. Fittingly so, considering this is a book about books. I even got a hint of Doctor Who about the Tome War, which remind me so poignantly of the legendary Last Great Time War that the Doctor, like Declan Hale, played a central role in ending by committing a terrible act. That being said, Distant Star is unique from all those works, swapping concepts and crafting a story worthy of attention.
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Colin
5,0 su 5 stelle Don't expect to put it down
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 28 maggio 2012
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I've read some stuff by Joe before, and it is all very well written. That being said, he can tend to get a bit wordy and overly epic when writing so while I was really looking forward to this book I wasn't quite sure what to expect. With that out of the way, let me say that it widely exceeded my expectations. It is easily one of the best books that I have read recently.

The world that is created is something that I have never seen done in such a fashion, but it works. It combines some of the best elements from the best in the genre, but makes it into its own. What I mean by this is that while reading you'll get the feel of some other similar works such as Dresden Files, but what is going on will be nothing like what happens during the Dresden Files.

The story itself is perhaps a bit too short, but that just makes for a very addicting read that you will not want to set down. There are never any dull moments in the book, and the action parts of the book are amazing. The downside to this is that I would like to see the characters flushed out a bit more. I really hope that Joe plans to write some prequels or short stories showing some of the moments referred to in the book, because I think it would be fascinating to find out a lot of the inside jokes and stories that are mentioned in the book but not explored fully.

The way the book is set up does make it interesting to read though, and a lot more exciting then many first books are. While books of this genre usually have a novice who is learning his way in the first book, Declan is already at the top of the game in this book which is a refreshing change of pace that allows for an avoidance of many cliches. It also allows for a more believable plot to be constructed because there is a lot of back story that we the readers don't know. That being said, I would love to learn more about it, and I'm sure that we will as the series progresses.

I really have nothing bad to say about this book, except that I want more of it. The plot twists in the end are superb, and the writing is magnificent. Congratulations to Joe, you deserve a nice glass of scotch. Once that is drunk though, you had better get working on the next book!
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David
5,0 su 5 stelle An excellent start
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 4 ottobre 2013
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Where to begin? This is a very good book, it's a brilliantly new idea that is refreshingly different from other books i have read. the key idea of the book is that all stories are true and the people who regulate them. This gives it such a wealth of potential ideas to use that it's always exciting to see what new twist is coming.

Another thing i liked was the depth of the characters. When we are introduced to them we know that they have history and that they're complicated. But none of it is blurted out at me it's all slowly shown by what's happening in the present as past mistakes catch up to everyone.
While the book has a very good standalone plot there are hints the whole way through of a bigger threat that no-one in the setting understands or is ready for. Meaning that i was left constantly on edge wondering who the true enemy was and what their plans were.

All in all a very good book and one that i would happily buy again.
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Brenda Steedman
1,0 su 5 stelle WTF
Recensito in Australia il 12 aprile 2014
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This is so bad I didn't get past the first chapter. If there was a cliche to use he would and the story was boring.
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