Exiles to Glory [Paperback]

Pournelle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1993

One fateful night, Kevin Senecal, an engineering student at UCLA, is attacked by a murderous ""youth gang"" and accidently kills one of them while escaping, and Kevin finds himself on the run. Reprint.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Baen; Rev Sub edition (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671721992
• ISBN-13: 978-0671721992
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,058,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write science fact and fiction. Themes range from trivial amusements to how to save the world. In 1980 I predicted that by the year 2000 anyone in Western Civilization would be able to get the answer to any question that can be answered; that happened a bit faster than I thought it would. My column in BYTE is the longest running column in the computer industry.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly readable space romp, September 24, 2000

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John Peter O'connor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exiles to Glory (Paperback)

Set on Earth, on a spaceship and in the asteroid belt, this is a straight up space adventure tale. The main protagonist, Kevin Senecal, is a college student forced to flee Earth. Working as a miner in the asteroid belt Senecal becomes mixed up in a plot involving vast riches, political intrigue and a beautiful girl.

Given the nature of the story and the protagonists, this book will appeal mostly to late teen and early twenties readers.

It is a well written and fast paced story. While not quite in the "read in one sitting" category it is a compelling read. The characters are all fairly well constructed given that the requirements for this type of story are not exactly strict.

If you like this book, of course, you should check out the author's other works but also have a look at the novels by Larry Niven. if you want something in the same style but with more substance try the collaborations between Niven and Pournelle.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars fast-paced one-problem/one-solution approach, June 10, 2008

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M-I-K-E 2theD "2theD" (The Big Mango, Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exiles To Glory (Paperback)

Pournelle isn't a classic sci-fi author, though he has co-written some fine novels (with Larry Niven). So, naturally I was interested in reading a stand-alone novel by Pournelle. First I read Future History, which was a power-struggle based sci-fi novel. It bored me. Then I came upon Exiles to Glory and I thought Pournelle could justify himself.

Unfortunate for me and for Pournelle, I thought this book was also a bore. It's pace is written like a golden age sci-fi novel in its "fast-paced one-problem/one-solution" approach. It was unflavored and the plot was jerky most of the time. It was so jerky that the holes in the plot are pretty easy to piece together yourself. This will probably be my last stand-alone Pournelle novel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A world not so far away...., January 27, 2000

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Charles A. Temm JR (Ft Benning) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exiles To Glory (Paperback)

Mr Pournelle's view's on our society show clearly here, its a world where everyone has rights but the victims....But at least in the sci fi future he postulates, you can always go spaceward and try again...The world written about is very close to ours...at the rate things are going with the law and all perhaps merely a decade ot two away. A good well written book about a very plasuable future.