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    The Heretic (Beyond the Wall, #1)

    By Lucas Bale

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    Earth is gone.

    Centuries have passed since the First Cataclysm ended life on the blue planet. Humanity’s survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home.

    A new Republic has formed – one in which freedom no longer exists. In return for the protection of the Consulate Magistratus, citizens must concede their rights. The Magistratus controls interstellar travel, access to technology – even procreation. Organised religion is forbidden. All crime is punished by banishment or by a lifetime of penal servitude on the Kolyma prison fleet.

    And humanity’s true history survives only in whispers of a secret archive.

    Yet there are those who preach a new religion and who want to be free.

    A revolution is coming…

    The Heretic is the first book in the Beyond the Wall series, an epic story about the future of humanity and the discovery of the truth of its past.

     

    Praise For Lucas Bale And The Heretic

    “Lucas Bale’s debut novel is gripping, suspenseful science fiction. It seizes you right from the first word, and the chase scene at the climax of the story is some of the finest writing I’ve seen in the genre.”

    Alex Roddie, author of The Atholl Expedition and The Only Genuine Jones

     

    “One to watch.”

    Eve Seymour, author of  The Last Exile and Resolution to Kill

     

    “An engrossing and tense post-apocalyptic adventure. Lucas Bale delivers in his exciting and brilliant debut that does justice to the Sci-fi genre.”

    Nadine Matheson, author of  The Sisters

     

    "The Heretic is a fantastic debut novel. I was enthralled by the world presented in this story from the first sentence. Both of the main characters, Jordi and Shepherd, were captivating and well-developed. The whole story about the Magistratus was unique and I really can't wait to see what will happen in book 2."

    Goodreads Review, 5 Stars

     

    "This book was one of the best I have read recently. It was well written, exciting, and intelligent. I loved the nods to other great sci-fi works like Firefly and FarScape. The premise it starts with isn't particularly unique -- Earth's children are among the stars, struggling to survive and oppressed. Yet the story was different and the characters took it to a new place that was interesting and kept me reading. I will definitely look for the remainder of the series as I want to know what happens."

    Goodreads Review, 5 Stars

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucas Bale
    Release dateJul 4, 2014
    ISBN9781501457050
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      Very entertaining read, but it felt like I had read this story before... It's reads like Star Wars! This is not a bad thing, and the story is very well-written and moves along quickly and smoothly. There were several places in the book, though, in which the dialogue was almost word-for-word out of the original Star Wars, and I'm hoping it was either an homage to that groundbreaking film or a tongue-in-cheek "inside joke" type of thing. The author did say in the afterword that he based a lot of the concepts he used on "Firefly", but he may have been influenced by Star Wars more than he realizes. Still, I'm looking forward to the next book...The schematics for the ship, Soteria, at the end of the book were a bonus, too.