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| − | '''The Race''' is book 1 in the Christian Survival Adventure series, [[The Offworld Chronicles]] and begins the story of [[Simon Williams|Simon]], [[Trevor Thompson|Trevor]], [[Ariana Peterson|Aria]], [[Birash]], [[Yurg]] and [[Alexander Baker|Alex]] and their travels, adventures and experiences in the early parts of [[The Course|the race course]] that each of them are forced to travel along in their journey towards the end, freedom, and the opportunity to return home. | + | '''The Race''' is book 1 in the Christian Survival Adventure series, [[The Offworld Chronicles]] and begins the story of Simon, his team, and their travels, adventures and experiences in the early parts of the race course that each of them are forced to travel along in their journey towards the end, freedom, and the opportunity to return home. |
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| − | The story begins with a prologue where two CIA employees, [[Jack Lundy]] and an unnamed junior colleague, discuss the [[Terran 2 Project]] (aka the planet of [[Offworld]]), and the various groups involved in it, including [[Section 17]] and the [[Alien Brotherhood]], two parts of the main controlling organization known as the [[Syndicate]] that controls Offworld and [[The Race|the race]] that's at the center of it. After this brief introduction the story then moves over to begin the story of [[Simon Williams|Simon]] who is the main character of the story. The scene opens with Simon sitting at his desk working late at his job as a Software Developer in a small Michigan software startup. After a quick bit of office banter, Simon closes down and leaves for the day, walking out of the office and into the parking lot only to unexpectedly find himself sitting in a small metallic cell in the reception center of the Syndicate on the planet of Offworld at the very start of the race.
| + | Forced to participate in a dangerous, 6000 mile long survival race on an alien planet, Simon and his team must overcome the trials of this new world and win the race at all costs if they are to have any hope of going home. But with lethal dangers at every turn, and numerous malevolent forces out to destroy them, it will take every ounce of their strength, and a generous dose of divine intervention, to get them safely to the end. |
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| − | After being snatched out of his cell and roughly treated by the strange, alien employees at the reception center, he's provided with some basic starting instructions, an initial selection of supplies, and then hurried out into the staging area that sits between the starting checkpoint of the race and the reception center itself. Simon quickly realizes that he's not on Earth anymore, and immediately goes into survival mode,learning everything he can about the race from the handy and informational race manual given to him as part of his initial list of supplies. During this period of time he meets a brash, arrogant, street smart kid from the South Side of Chicago named Trevor. After a brief and disrespectful conversation with Simon, the young man goes off on his own while Simon settles into his reading again. By late afternoon he stops reading, gathers his things, and begins the course. However, as he's entering the course, two of the demons from the [[Alien Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] take an unhealthy interest in him from atop the reception center, and seek to exterminate him before he can get anywhere. However, they are stopped by one of the senior Section 17 agents, advising that they should allow him to continue just like any other racer.
| + | === Reviews and Awards === |
| | + | The reviews and awards collected below are both reader and professional reviews, as well as any reviews the book has received that I am aware of at this moment. |
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| | + | From [https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/744378 Smashwords], posted by [https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/Aitolu AdeOjo Tolu]: |
| | + | Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2017 |
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| − | Simon continues hiking the rest of the day and eventually reaches the first [[Resource Nodes|checkpoint]] where he orders a poncho, then sits down for the evening, as it's growing close to sunset, and builds a fire. About an hour after dark, Trevor appears and takes up a place in the camp. The two talk briefly, and Simon even witnesses a little to Trevor, but the young man wants nothing to do with it. The two then fall asleep for the night. Simon wakes up the next morning to find that he's alone again as Trevor has gone on ahead of him already. The day's hiking is generally unadventurous, even though Simon finds himself thinking a LOT about things back home, as well as the trail ahead. That night, the same as before, Trevor joined Simon in his camp to share the fire and human company. This time though, Trevor chose to stay with Simon and become his traveling partner. However, due to Trevor's immaturity, caustic attitude and combative attitude, the two soon part ways. Simon then prays briefly for Trevor before focusing himself intently on the course and what he'll need to do to survive the entirety of the race.
| + | I didn't know what to expect when I got this book as I saw "scifi, angels, fantasy". But I can say I'm very intrigued by it and has sparked up my faith in God once again. I can also safely say this is a modern day equivalent of the Pilgrim's Progress, except with more characters (that you can relate to). This book is a blessing. Thank you Steven, God bless! |
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| − | The story then switches to Trevor for a time and explores the consequences of his poor attitude and the poor decisions he makes along the way. After a difficult night of sleeping, due to a heaven rain storm and cold evening air, Trevor awakes to find Simon camped out next to him with a pair of [[Trovets|trovets]] roasting over a roaring campfire. Simon offers the young man one of them (he knew they'd meet again, so he'd gotten one for each of them) and the two then discuss several things, including Trevor's past, Jesus, Simon's faith, and more. At first Trevor reject's Simon's witnessing and the chance to be saved. But eventually, after thinking it over for part of the night, Trevor eventually accepts Jesus and becomes saved. After this Trevor begins to grow quickly in his faith. Trevor then opens up and reveals to Simon that he was an "Arranger", and also an enforcer from time to time. Simon then shared a bit of his history, including his childhood, his current employment as a software developer, his experience farming, and a brief summary of his adult career.
| + | P.S. I'm patiently waiting for the next one. |
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| | + | From [https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/744378 Smashwords], posted by [https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/yvonneyap Yvonne Yap]: |
| | + | Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2017 |
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| − | After some more talking, Simon then begins to instruct Trevor in the ways of woodsmanship, including how to start a fire. They then continue to hike the trail, moving from campsite to campsite while getting to know each other. Eventually they come up to a large, open prairie that begins where the woods abruptly ends. They stopped for a few days to prepare for the long trip across the prairie before continuing on again. Eventually, after a couple nights in the prairie, they come across [[Ariana Peterson|Aria]] one night when she appears in camp, out of the darkness, and tries to steal Trevor's dinner. After a brief struggle she's knocked out, and then tied up, more for her protection than theirs. When she wakes up, Simon questions her about her actions, and then realizes she only did it because she was hungry. So he feeds her the rest of Trevor's stew, and then a ration pack and a can of juice. Once satisfied they begin to ask her about who she is, why she's there, and more. Eventually Simon offers her a place on his team, much to Trevor's consternation. However, Aria chooses to think about it, and then leaves. Even so, the two men pray for her. She returns the next morning and is generously offered breakfast, which she accepts gratefully, if not a bit to her surprise as she's never encountered kindness of this type in all her life.
| + | This had been a very uplifting story to me. A bit like Narnia + Hunger Game. I like all the characters and could really relate to them as I share their faith. You will either like this or need this. Hope you find something more at the end of it. Can't wait for the second installment. |
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| − | The team then sets out across the prairie. However, part way across they encounter a powerful thunderstorm that threatens them. Simon and Trevor quickly take their ponchos and make an improvised tent, then hide inside it with Aria. The storm rages around them for nearly twenty minutes while the two men pray for protection and Aria sits between them in an absolute panic. Eventually it runs its course and the three of them step out into an amazing scene where they find themselves standing in the most unlikely of places. Namely, on a small island in a prairie of small, yet deep lakes that surround them on all sides, and were created when the oddly elastic floor of the valley sank, creating little pockets where the water gathered together. While Simon is cautious about this at first, Trevor dives in and explores them. Eventually Simon joins him, followed by Aria, where they frolic and play for a while. Eventually the water begins to drain out of these ponds, causing the floor of the prairie to rebound until it's completely flat and dry again. The team soon moves on again. Several days later the team reaches the end of the prairie and sets up camp along the edge of the woods where Simon and Trevor plan to go hunting for some of the local deer population, much to Aria's protest. But, when Simon explains the benefits of doing so, she relents, even though she still disagrees with them about doing it.
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| − | Simon and Trevor then go hunting, and eventually bring down a king buck via Simon's expert shooting. However, before the animal is completely dead, Trevor foolishly mounts it like a conquering hero and is then treated to the rodeo ride of his life. Eventually the deer goes down and Simon comes running over to Trevor where he fears he'll find the young man dead. Instead, he finds Trevor just fine, albeit trapped under the buck. Simon frees him and then the two of them take the deer back to camp where they butcher it out and begin processing the skin and meat, turning the latter into jerky for the journey ahead. Both Aria and Trevor then begin to learn a bit more of Simon's long, and storied history, including how he came by some of his numerous survival skills. Simon and Trevor then briefly talk about God, but Aria isn't interested. Trevor's a bit shocked and surprised at this, but chooses to follow Simon's lead on this. They spend a couple weeks in camp gathering more deer and supplies, tanning deer and trovet hides before resuming the trail. However, as they do, they're watched by several unsavory characters. Eventually they break camp and resume the trail. But, along the way, they realize how badly they need a bath. However, while the two men are all for it, Aria's a bit apprehensive about it, fearing that they might ogle her, or worse. Simon assures her all is fine and she can go alone, which she's, oddly enough, uncomfortable with.
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| − | The two men then decide to let her go first, alone, to the river to bath. She doesn't want to, but eventually agrees. But when she goes down to the river, before she's able to do more than dip her foot in the river, a pair of bandits come out of the woods and kidnap her. She cries out in terror which alerts the two men that something is wrong. The men are then jumped by six bandits who fight bravely, but are ultimately defeated by Simon and Trevor. But not before the bandits knock both men unconscious. As soon as the fight ends another man, this one dressed in a ghillie suit, appears on the trail and finishes off the last two bandits who aren't already dead. He then drags all the bodies off the trail, leaving no evidence that there was ever a struggle there. Simon awakes a few hours later to meet the man in the ghillie suit, who turns out to be [[Alexander Baker|Alexander Baker]] (aka Alex), an old man and former SAS soldier who had been trapped on the planet for some time. The two talk briefly and Alex gives a bit of his history before they focus again on the situation around them, and the desired rescue of Aria. Alex tries to talk Simon out of it, but Simon won't abandon her, no matter what. Eventually Alex relents and agrees to help them save her. He then explains what they're up again.
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| − | When Aria comes to, she finds herself in a small shed tied up next to [[Birash]], who terrifies her, even though he shows no signs of any hostility towards her. Simon and Trevor quickly coordinate with Alex who covers them as they make an insertion into the camp of the bandits. Once there they rescue Aria, and initially meet Birash, who they're a bit cautious about given his size. Birash shows no hostility towards them, and instead goes over to a nearby shed where he opens it to reveal a large, orange tiger named [[Yurg]]. Seeing this, Aria faints. The tiger shows himself to be hostile towards Birash, seeking to destroy him at the first chance he can get. But when Birash frees him, being honor bound, Yurg agrees to a truce until he can fulfill his honor and repay Birash for his kindness. Birash then grabs some of the bags of supplies the bandits have collected, before following Simon and the others over to join up with Alex, and then slip out of the area. Once on the trail they keep moving until morning where they stop for a break. Simon considers looking at the contents of the packs that Birash is carrying, but decides to wait given the rather angry, discomforting attitude displayed by Yurg. Especially the large tiger's clear hatred for Birash, and most humans in general. In the midst of this, Aria begins to show a bit of romantic interest in Simon, which he absolutely does not reciprocate.
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| − | The next morning the bandits awaken from their beer soaked party the night before to discover, to their horror, that their two prisoners have escaped and made off with some of their captured supplies. They sound the alarm and soon set off after them. Back at the team, Simon and team work to get their previously interrupted baths. Trevor initially goes first, then Simon offers Aria a chance to go next. She's too scared to go, and wants Simon to come with her. He refuses. So Yurg agrees to follow her instead. While taking her bath in the river, Yurg mutely keeps watch over the area, paying no real attention to her or her questions. Eventually she finishes, but just as she finishes getting dressed, Yurg bolts away. Gunshots are heard shortly afterwards. Up on the trail, Simon is walking Trevor through a passage in the bible when a group of bandits appear on the road. After a brief fight the bandits are all killed, save two that run away into the woods. However, Alex, Birash and Yurg all chase after them and deal with them before returning to the trail. Realizing that the bandits are after them, Alex leads the team down the trail towards safety at the bridge over Golden Canyon.
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| − | Having been defeated, one of the remaining bandits makes his way up the trail to the headquarters of the bandits where their king, a bandit named [[Orbus]], rules over the bandit kingdom. The main reports what Simon's team did to his king, who immediately orders all his men out into the trail to find Simon's team and exterminate them, especially Alex. Further up the trail, Alex continues to lead the team until they make a short detour off the main trail and onto a side path where he has an ammo stash and safety shelter. The team go inside and are introduced to Alex's stash, which shocks them at the sheer amount of ammo and guns contained within it. After a quick nap they set out after dark and make their way down the trail over the next several days until they reach the bridge over Golden Canyon. However, upon reaching that they find two bandit guards blocking their way. Birash and Yurg sneak away and deal with them before returning. The team then moves forward thinking its safe, but are soon surrounded by a whole crew of bandits. Seeing that their situation is impossible, Simon prays for a miracle, after which a swarm of insects appears and drives the bandits away. Seeing their opportunity Simon and team hurry across the bridge to the safety of the other side.
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| − | After taking a brief rest they continue on until they reach Alex's cabin several miles away. Alex congratulates them on passing the [[Hextants|first hextant]] into the second, and then explains several important details about the course, including the fate of his original team and why he quit the race, to instead come back to the first hextant to help other newcomers to the course successfully pass this very difficult and challenging part. Alex offers them dinner, and a quick nap, which Simon refuses, choosing instead to read his bible. Instead, he falls asleep during this, and is awoken by Alex 20 minutes later. Afterwards he opts for bed, completely skipping dinner, only awakening again the next morning. However, when he wakes up he sees Aria and Trevor giggling. After a little bit of questioning he discovers that Aria and Trevor talked and Aria accepted Christ. When Alex awakes the next morning he goes outside to find Simon, Aria and Trevor having a bible study under a tree near the cabin. Simon offers for him to join, but he refuses, instead to go fix breakfast. Birash and Yurg appear a little bit later carrying trovets. Yurg has one that he eats for breakfast. Birash brings several which he gives to Alex in repayment for his hospitality. Birash then sits down with Simon and the others and talks with them about Jesus (he calls Him "Olumide", which is Yaruben for "God has come", which is roughly equivalent to Emanuel.
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| − | When asked about is bible, Birash reveals that he can't read, and instead relies on an audio bible given to him by a local missionary. Understanding this, Trevor offers to teach Birash, who gladly accepts. The team then is called inside for breakfast by Alex. While eating, Alex reveals that some of the food they received was brought in by [[cargo bird]], and the food paid for by bartering metals for what was purchased. Simon then asks Alex about continuing on with them, but he refuses. Simon tries convincing him, but Alex again refuses, too afraid to try again after failing before and losing all of his traveling mates, especially at the very end. He then goes out into his workshop and begins loading additional rounds to replace the ones he'd recently used, only to end up having an argument with himself about going. Eventually he decides to go with them, because if he doesn't, he'll never have another chance like this again. On the other side of Golden Canyon, Orbus discovers that Simon's team have crossed the canyon. He orders his men to gather every single one of his bandits as they will march across the bridge and exterminate Simon, Alex and the others. Back at Alex's place he steps into his cabin and reveals, to the absolute joy of the others, that he's going with them.
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| − | They briefly discuss what he'll do with all the equipment and ammo stashed at his place, which he decides to blow up so the bandits don't get their hands on it. Alex then wires up the cabin and his entire property to detonate in a given amount of time after they leave so they can get safely away before it does. Orbus in turn, now that his men are all gathered, rushes across the bridge in pursuit of Alex and the others. However, before they arrive at the cabin, Alex, Simon and the others safely make it away from the properly and down the trail, out of sight. Orbus and his men rush onto the property, but find it abandoned. Seeking to see if anyone is hiding inside the cabin, one of the men opens the door, triggering a booby trap that Alex left behind, sending the cabin and all connected buildings up in a massive explosion that completely exterminates Orbus and his men. This surprises Simon and the others, but the flying debris never reaches them. They then continue onward, unaware of what really happened, and eventually reach the village of [[Logantown]] where they're greeted by a Jewish butcher and baker by the name of [[Benjamin Bernstein]] who runs a small bakery and butcher shop in the center of town. He then invites Simon's team into the house where they can rest and talk. As they come inside, two of the demons of the [[Brotherhood]] stand outside complaining about the incredible luck and success of Simon's team, wishing they'd failed and died already. They then begin to plan the deaths of Simon and team. While they do this, one of the men from [[Section 17]] appears behind them, and stop their plans, citing the rules of non-interference. The demons relent and leave.
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| − | The next morning Aria awoke to find Simon outside praying. After a brief discussion, she makes some romantic gestures towards Simon which he strongly rebuffs. She feels hurt and sad at this. But Simon wisely explains to her she's not really after a romantic interest (at least not with him), but rather is seeking a father figure and the best one to fulfill that is God. Jesus then pours His love out on her, helping her to realize that Simon was right. Simon then comforts her as all of her feelings of romantic interest in him are washed away. After talking briefly they go inside and are greeted by an expansive, delicious breakfast of eggs, meat, bread and pastries. Afterwards, Benjamin introduces them to the bakery, and the really odd form of local barter that is used in the exchange of goods. Benjamin and his wife then resupply Simon's team, after which they head out on the trail again. They then spend the next several days struggling through the woods along the trail until they reach a large clearing, in the middle of which is a large, 30 foot tall wall, and an equally wide moat preceding it. Simon isn't worried about this, but Trevor's faith comes up short. He then challenges God to get them out of this situation, which He does through an incredible miracle. The team quickly slip to the other side where Simon begins to sing a song of praise, which is then interrupted by a series of sharp spikes that protrude up out of the ground in an attempt to kill them. They successfully escape into the woods where they rest from their ordeal as one of the [[controllers]] looks on malicious, swearing he will do all he can to exterminate them.
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| − | Simon awakes the next morning to find he overslept and it's now well past noon. He's upset at this, but Alex decided that it was best so he wouldn't get too exhausted. After lunch Simon asks the others to introduce themselves and share a bit of their history. Yurg refuses, and when Birash is next, Yurg's look makes him wait until later. So all focus is turned to Aria who doesn't want to share anything about her past as she's very embarrassed about who she used to be. Eventually she reveals that she was a thief, not because she liked to steal, but because it was her way to survive. She's shocked when everyone is very accepting of this. She also finds out just how much like Trevor her life was. A little sparkle of love begins to grow between them as a result. The team continues on several more days until they enter a field of sunshine colored wild flowers, where they discover that they've now entered the third hextant. Simon and Alex discuss some of what to expect up ahead, including challenges and the wintering cabins. The hiking eventually begins to reveal who in their group is in good shape and who isn't. They keep pushing on until nearly dark where they stop for the night in the open as a thunderstorm approaches them from the distance. Simon and Alex gather wood for a fire, but when they return they find Aria, Trevor and Yurg sound asleep. Deciding it best to save the wood, they pile it up on the ground, cover it over, and then go to sleep themselves.
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| − | Simon was awoken an hour later by the passing thunderstorm and soon discovered that Birash was still wide awake. Simon and him then spend some time talking as the storm thunders loudly around them. Birash reveals that he's an orphan, and the unofficial patriarch and chief bread winner of a family of 17 orphans, counting himself, who is also an orphan. Simon reveals that he too comes from a big family, but was never married, nor had any children of his own, even though his siblings did. Birash then explains how he came to know Yurg and how much he loves and cares for the angry tiger, even though Yurg clearly hates him. However, unknown to the two men, Yurg is listening to their entire conversation. The team then struggles forward over the following weeks, enduring one hardship after another as they fight just to supply their basic needs. However, during this time Yurg begins to soften towards the others and slowly becomes friendlier to them, as does the rest of the team who slowly starts drawing closer to each other as the journey continues. Simon even reminisces about the things he left behind, including his family and his farm. Simon then proposes to Alex to start teaching Trevor, Aria and Birash the skills of "Wayfinding" and "Pathfinding", of which Alex agrees. Trevor is the first one to undergo this training, which he struggles at a lot. But he also learns a lot as he does it. Eventually the team reaches the village of [[Pongo]] where they encounter [[Jacob]] and his wife, and first learn about the language of [[Bonisi]] and some more details about the race, the world and its people.
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| − | They also learn about the "generational" divisions of [[racers]] on the planet, and how anyone of the 2nd and later generations are treated as unwanted additions to the planet that mess with the plans and schemes of the controllers. As they talk, Jacob and his wife bring dinner for Simon and his team to enjoy. While they're eating dinner, an older gentleman named [[Father Mathews]] appears in the house and sits down with Simon's team. He declares that he's there to tell them why they're there and what God has both given them, and intends for them. Simon is told he has the gift of teaching, which he very easily and naturally displays, even though he humbly claims that he's not that great of a teacher. Aria is told she has the gift of discernment, Trevor helps, and Birash mercy. The old man then passes away. They bury him the next day, and then set out on their journey again. After several more weeks of hiking they come to the city of [[Trail Point]], that is the central city in the [[Keep of Woes]]. They stay the night at an inn, where they get dinner, and then bed down for the night. The next day they go out and trade in some of their furs, and various other items they've been carrying with them, in exchange for some of the local currency. They then go into the market to do some shopping, with Simon, Aria and Yurg going one direction, and Alex, Trevor and Birash going the other. However, it's not long before Simon, Aria and Yurg draw the interest of the local [[slavers]] who eventually take them captive.
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| − | Hearing the commotion, Alex, Trevor and Birash rush to their aid, but are stopped by a hail of gunfire. They then battle it out with the slavers in an exchange of fire, but are not able to subdue their attackers before Simon, Aria and Yurg are dragged away into the catacombs below the city. Alex, Trevor and Birash find the trap door their friends were taken through and soon give pursuit. Some time later Simon awakes to discover he's in a dungeon where the slavers have gathered their day's catch in preparation for the evening slave sale. Simon, Aria and Yurg are put in line and then hauled up to the stage one by one to be auctioned off. Simon goes first and is booed because of his age and weight. Instead of being insulted, he takes the opportunity to witness to the men and women gathered there. The crowd boos him and one even threatens to kill him just to shut him up. About this time a Baroness appears and stops the man, then purchases Simon, even though nobody else wants him, and a few even want him dead. Aria is next, and is purchased by a perverted, sleazy old man who intends to use her as a concubine. Last to be sold is Yurg, who stands proudly on the stage and refuses to be dishonored or insulted by the crowd. He is bought by a man who intends to use him as a guard animal and a pet.
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| Title: |
The Race |
| Cover Artist: |
Don Semora |
| Genre: |
Christian, Scifi, Survival, Adventure |
| Series: |
The Offworld Chronicles |
| Publication Date: |
August 2017 |
| Media Types: |
Print (paperback) and Ebook |
| ISBN: |
978-1370361878 (ebook)
978-1940155449 (print) |
| Followed By: |
Dragon's Gambit |
The Race is book 1 in the Christian Survival Adventure series, The Offworld Chronicles and begins the story of Simon, his team, and their travels, adventures and experiences in the early parts of the race course that each of them are forced to travel along in their journey towards the end, freedom, and the opportunity to return home.
Back Cover Blurb
Forced to participate in a dangerous, 6000 mile long survival race on an alien planet, Simon and his team must overcome the trials of this new world and win the race at all costs if they are to have any hope of going home. But with lethal dangers at every turn, and numerous malevolent forces out to destroy them, it will take every ounce of their strength, and a generous dose of divine intervention, to get them safely to the end.
Reviews and Awards
The reviews and awards collected below are both reader and professional reviews, as well as any reviews the book has received that I am aware of at this moment.
From Smashwords, posted by AdeOjo Tolu:
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2017
I didn't know what to expect when I got this book as I saw "scifi, angels, fantasy". But I can say I'm very intrigued by it and has sparked up my faith in God once again. I can also safely say this is a modern day equivalent of the Pilgrim's Progress, except with more characters (that you can relate to). This book is a blessing. Thank you Steven, God bless!
P.S. I'm patiently waiting for the next one.
From Smashwords, posted by Yvonne Yap:
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2017
This had been a very uplifting story to me. A bit like Narnia + Hunger Game. I like all the characters and could really relate to them as I share their faith. You will either like this or need this. Hope you find something more at the end of it. Can't wait for the second installment.
