Exodus, Paul Chafe
Exodus, Paul Chafe
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Exodus

Author: Paul Chafe

Series: Ark #2

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 19 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/19/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The gigantic starship Ark was launched on a voyage of ten thousand years from an Earth on the brink of collapse. The Prophetsy, a theocracy based on slavery and terror, has ruled over most of the Ark for longer than anyone now living can remember, and it has just succeeded in conquering the few remaining free regions of the ship.

Danil has been a slave since he was a young boy, but his spirit has never been broken, and his keen mind sees ways that the theocracy might be overthrown and envisions new weapons that could achieve that victory. Annaya is the daughter of the Prophet Polldor, undisputed ruler of the Prophetsy. To her father, she is only a pawn, to be married off to a powerful ally. But she is determined that will not happen, even if she has to somehow overthrow both her father and the Prophetsy itself. Olen, the Prophet's son, is anxious to become the next Prophet. He will cooperate in his sister's plans as long as he thinks they will lead to his assuming the throne and gaining absolute power, but he is a more dangerous ally than Annaya realizes.

Even if they restore freedom to their artificial world, can they discover the nature of that world, and regain the knowledge necessary for the successful completion of its mission?

About Paul Chafe

Paul Chafe was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965. Currently he is pursuing graduate studies in electrical engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is an infantry officer in the Canadian armed forces reserve and has served with four regiments. When he isn't writing he devotes his spare time to flying sailplanes, parachuting, cycling, and travel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Greg on September 11, 2011

I thought this a very good book, well written and a great story. I picked the book on sale and am not sure if it's the 1st or 2nd in the series, but it stood very well on its own. While taking place on a generation ship, this is almost more a historical fiction than science fiction. It's a series of......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on August 29, 2011

This was a nice new look at the idea of generation ships. It focused on the people of the voyage, and the difficulties that they have down the road, way down the road, like lost in the time down the road after the launch. really it is three different stories that take place in the same same ship. Refre......more

Goodreads review by Alpha on April 04, 2010

2.5/5 - Interesting enough for me to finish the book, but I wouldn't recommend it. The world and concept isn't new, but I was hoping for a good spin on the topic that just wasn't there. The plot and characters were average, and the book was overall a little disappointing.......more