Filmmaker, Roger Corman: "After reading Dale Mattheis' Exile to the Stars, I am convinced that his book is going to be the sci-fi book of the future and will be made into a motion picture. This is a must read for every sci-fi fan."

At Ardent Publishing we’re all about science fiction. Fiction that transcends what is termed reality (a word commonly used as an invective), for it touches the heartbeat of life rather than debauching it. The ‘reality’ of good science fiction is that, on reading the story, you know it could happen. Or perhaps, even, that it has happened.

Let me introduce The Alarai Chronicles series—five novels written, the sixth halfway there, and the seventh forming. Taken as a whole, The Alarai chronicles is an epic voyage that captures the reader in a cycle of life that he or she will not want to leave. But don’t take our word for it. Carve out a few minutes and read the reviews. This is life as it could be, life as it was intended to be, not as it is in our time here on Earth. Would you disagree with that statement? That life here on Earth is not as it could be?

Whether you agree or disagree, we invite you to pull up the new audio/visual page and check out the author’s insights on this topic. This is a new feature with more videos to follow. The link immediately below will take you to the author’s blog, Life Verbatim. Here he examines the origin of Exile to the Stars, and how this novel led to the series. While a broad topic, it is only the jumping off point for continuing posts on many aspects of writing.
www.wordparlance.blogspot.com

In addition to blog entries, the author is also posting companion videos at Youtube under the name Libertyverbatim.

Look around the site, check out the download page, read the first chapter of Exile to the Stars, and pull up some of the graphics. Decide for yourself if Aketti is a place you would like to call home. This is where it all happens. Aketti. Savage, unforgiving, and at times brutal; yet filled with beauty, hope, and adventure beyond anything in human experience. You could easily die there, but if you survived, well, again, look the site over. If you like the big picture, please purchase Exile to the Stars. It is the gateway to the rest of series, and the seminal novel.

The News Page is especially important, since it will be updated frequently.
And again: welcome back to those who frequented the first site and purchased the hardcover edition of Exile. You haven't been forgotten. The adventure has just started.