Brilliant novel, well worth a read :) Also, you can make a donation to the author at his website http://www.richardherley.com if you liked this and his other books.
I read and enjoyed 'Refuge' and came back here looking for more offerings from Richard Herley. I've now read 'The Penal Colony' (in just 2 sittings). These 2 books stand alone.
I found both books had a similar theme - a man on his own, doing the best he can in situations not of his choosing, finding unexpected strength and forced to make difficult decisions.
The correct order to read The Pagans trilogy is 'The Stone Arrow', 'The Flint Lord', then 'The Earth Goddess'.
If you enjoy these books, stop by the author's website and leave a donation http://www.richardherley.com/
Thanks for making your books available to us as ebooks, Richard!
Having read all the Herley books on Feedbooks I can recommend him. My only suggestion would be to ensure you read them in the correct order. I thought I was but made to mistakes and read 2 out of order which meant that I knew some of the history of the earlier book before reading it.
In this story an innocent man is sent to a penal colony on murder charges. The colony is an island where there is no supervision at all, the prisoners are dropped there and left to fend for themselves. The only time the government takes notice is when something happens that might bring the world's attention to what they are doing with the prisoners.
I liked the book and plan to read some other books by the same author.
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on Aug 18, 2009 at 19:19
Brilliant novel, well worth a read :) Also, you can make a donation to the author at his website http://www.richardherley.com if you liked this and his other books.
on Aug 02, 2009 at 03:18
I read and enjoyed 'Refuge' and came back here looking for more offerings from Richard Herley. I've now read 'The Penal Colony' (in just 2 sittings). These 2 books stand alone.
I found both books had a similar theme - a man on his own, doing the best he can in situations not of his choosing, finding unexpected strength and forced to make difficult decisions.
The correct order to read The Pagans trilogy is 'The Stone Arrow', 'The Flint Lord', then 'The Earth Goddess'.
If you enjoy these books, stop by the author's website and leave a donation http://www.richardherley.com/
Thanks for making your books available to us as ebooks, Richard!
on Feb 23, 2009 at 22:34
Having read all the Herley books on Feedbooks I can recommend him. My only suggestion would be to ensure you read them in the correct order. I thought I was but made to mistakes and read 2 out of order which meant that I knew some of the history of the earlier book before reading it.
on Oct 04, 2008 at 04:50
In this story an innocent man is sent to a penal colony on murder charges. The colony is an island where there is no supervision at all, the prisoners are dropped there and left to fend for themselves. The only time the government takes notice is when something happens that might bring the world's attention to what they are doing with the prisoners.
I liked the book and plan to read some other books by the same author.