The Road to Shamballah [Paperback]

Steven Graham Charles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 2002

Meet the storytellers of the universe and journey with a young boy on mankind's greatest adventure in an epic science fiction fantasy created over a quarter century.

A Great Grandfather tells the story of his own youth as Willie McTavish, a parent-less child from the Highlands of Scotland who experiences a remarkable interstellar space voyage late in the twenty first century.

Traveling with a handful of unique companions along an emotionally challenging, humorous, and enlightening journey, Willie learns the tumultuous history of the universe from our present day until his; and meets four diverse alien civilizations, including a fascinating race of storytellers.

In the conclusion to a captivating adventure filled with laughter, tears, wonder, fear, and love; Willie becomes part of a greater, timeless story which forever changes everything in the world as he knows it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A truly profound, highly entertaining, enthusiastically recommended and epic story. An exciting and eventful journey filled with challenges, fears, love. -- The Midwest Book Review, June 2, 2002

Space opera in the best sense of the term. Emphasizes family relationships. A good hammock read for the summer. -- Rowse Reviews, April 3, 2002

About the Author

Steven Graham Charles is the author of "The Man In Blue". He was was born in Northern California in 1948 from Scottish, Italian, Spanish and Indian blood. He lives in Southern Nevada, in the United States of America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Dancing Ground Pr (February 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970263201
• ISBN-13: 978-0970263209
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,186,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Human confrontation with the vastness of space, June 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road to Shamballah (Paperback)

Steven Graham Charles' The Road To Shamballah is an adventurous science fiction fantasy tale of the first space voyage between stars in the late twenty-first century. A exciting and eventful journey that changes mankind's understanding of known life, filled with challenges, fears, and love, The Road To Shamballah is a truly profound, highly entertaining, enthusiastically recommended and epic story of human confrontation with the vastness of space.

5.0 out of 5 stars reminiscent ofhe young adult works of Andre Norton, May 1, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Road to Shamballah (Paperback)

He was a wild Highland boy living with his grandparents since his mother died in a plague and his father was lost in space. The unit governing body wants to send the boy Willie McTavish on a mission and he is not given the choice of refusal especially when his grandparents insist upon his going. He is driven to the shuttle and than flies to the space station.

He boards the Fourth Ray and begins a mission that is not yet revealed to him. While in transit, they are ordered to pickup the Hyggelig Ambassador who will complete the mission with them. Willie learns how man developed the hyperdrive and defeated the evil aliens who wanted to have the human race for lunch.

THE ROAD TO SHAMBALLAH is reminiscent of some of the young adult works of Andre Norton. Steven Graham Charles has written a charming coming of age tale that showcases a protagonist who learns wisdom on a journey that he never wanted to take. Although this is partially a character study, the plot line contains plenty of action, making for a complete package.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars A Road I Want To Travel, March 15, 2002

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Paul Robert (Campbell, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road to Shamballah (Paperback)

After picking up a copy of The Road to Shamballah, I looked forward to the moment when I could sit down and begin to read it.
I was intrigued, first of all, by the journey that was involved
in writing this book. I admit, that once I began to read this book, it was not easy to put down. Any spare moment that I had, I picked the book up. I wanted to be whisked away to lands in the far reaches of the galaxy, full of amazing people and places that came to life through the vivid storytelling. It was easy for me to picture the wonderful lands and characters as if it were playing out for me on a large screen. I found it a timeless story. The book had a number of very compelling twists and turns. Not only did I not want the story to end, but I wanted to run out and see the movie too! Hopefully, that will someday become a reality (Hello, Mr. Spielberg, are you out there?). The Road to Shamballah left me wanting for more. I want to hear more stories about these interesting characters and the places they travel to. To simply characterize this as a science fiction-fantasy is somewhat limiting in its scope. I found the elements of hope, family, romance, humor, and adventure as ones that will truly appeal to readers of all ages.
I highly recommend reading The Road to Shamballah. It is a road I truly want to travel again...