Exile & Entrance: A Xiles Novel

Product Description 20th Aniversary Edition!YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN.... BUT YOU CAN KICK HIM OFF THE PLANETBetrayed by his government, Rick Wagner is now a Xile on an alien world. Sold into forced servitude, he now fights for the entertainment of others as a warrior in the Tore Games, on the ironically named planet Liberty. But his Muridae masters didn’t stop with Rick. The governments of Earth have been selling their citizens for decades, but a forced sterilization program made them send children this time. Rick found out they had an eight-year-old girl named Susie. Her existence threatens the livelihood of the rat-like slave traders. Now Rick must turn to his new friends to help save her but the Muridae won’t give up easily. Susie had to disappear... Time was running out and Rick was running out of hope... Review     “One of the best books I’ve read in years... This book is Fantastic.”                 - Leann Arndt, THE BUZZ BOOK REVIEW          “A futuristic adventure of betrayal and newfound trust, Exile and Entrance introduces a dark science fiction environment, quickly blanketing it with fantastical elements, and adequately intermingles both genres to create a unique novel The premise of the novel is intriguing, and extremely well written… Thomas’ elegant prose and … insight … thoroughly entertain. Exile and Entrance is a captivating read for those willing to experience an extremely detailed sociological breakdown for a new, imaginative world… enter into a world of depth, action, and powerful adventure.”                  -Michael Laimo, PIRATE WRITINGS“A passionate balance of drama and humor. An addictive read.”            -Ariel Masters, Co-author EVERMORE and WOMBERS AND INNUENDOES About the Author Patrick Thomas is the author of almost 40 books including the beloved fantasy humor Murphy's Lore series, which includes Tales From Bulfinche's Pub, Fools' Day, Through The Drinking Glass, Shadow Of The Wolf, Redemption Road, Bartender Of The Gods, Nightcaps and Empty Graves - as well as the future space adventures Startenders and Constellation Prize. The Murphy's Lore After Hours spin-offs star the half pixie/ogre Terrorbelle (Fairy With A Gun, Fairy Rides The Lightning); the former demon-possessed serial killer Agent Karver of the Department of Mystic Affairs (Dead To Rites, Rites of Passage); the cursed magí Hex (By Darkness Cursed and BY Invocation Only); Vince Argus, the Soul For Hire (Greatest Hits); and Negral, a forgotten Sumerian god who works as Hell's Detective (Lore & Dysorder and Bullets & Brimstone). Co-Written with John French and Diane Raetz, his Mystic Investigators paranormal mystery series includes Bullets & Brimstone, From The Shadows and Once More Upon A Time. Assassin's Ball, his first mystery, is also co-written with John French. He also wrote the steampunk As The Gears Turn and the space epic Exile & Entrance. He co-edited New Blood and Hear Them Roar and was an editor for the magazines Fantastic Stories of the Imagination and Pirate Writings. Patrick's darkly humorous advice column Dear Cthulhu has been running since 2005 and includes the collections Have A Dark Day, Good Advice For Bad People, Cthulhu Knows Best and What Would Cthulhu Do? His short stories have been featured in over fifty anthologies and more than forty-five print magazines. A number of his books were part of the props department of the CSI television show and have been spot9ted on the program. Nightcaps was even thrown at a suspect's head. His urban fantasy Fairy With A Gun had been optioned for film and TV by Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Productions. Top Men Productions has turned his Soul For Hire Story, Act of Contrition, into a short film. Please drop by www.patthomas.net or follow him at I_PatrickThomas at Twitter or www.facebook.com/PatrickThomasAuthor to learn more.