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The Portal #2
TERRA (The Portal Series, Book 2): An Alternative History Adventure
Back to his normal life, Larry Barnes thinks he'll never again see the Portal—a strange device that took him to a parallel universe—until a beautiful woman appears and begs for his help.
The mysterious preacher Larry previously encountered in the parallel universe is in trouble on another world, and only Larry can save him.
Against his better judgment, Larry enters the Portal, and finds himself in a desperate battle against a priesthood trying to kill the preacher—and now him.
While struggling to defeat the priests and then return home, Larry senses he may have powers he never dreamed of, and that his fate is inextricably linked to the preacher...and the Portal.
Publisher Note: Contains mild violence and is most appropriate for readers 13+. Fans of Octavia Butler, John Dreese, John Birmingham and Marc Stiegler as well as David R. Bernstein will enjoy The Portal Series.
The Portal Series
PORTAL
TERRA
HOME
The mysterious preacher Larry previously encountered in the parallel universe is in trouble on another world, and only Larry can save him.
Against his better judgment, Larry enters the Portal, and finds himself in a desperate battle against a priesthood trying to kill the preacher—and now him.
While struggling to defeat the priests and then return home, Larry senses he may have powers he never dreamed of, and that his fate is inextricably linked to the preacher...and the Portal.
Publisher Note: Contains mild violence and is most appropriate for readers 13+. Fans of Octavia Butler, John Dreese, John Birmingham and Marc Stiegler as well as David R. Bernstein will enjoy The Portal Series.
The Portal Series
PORTAL
TERRA
HOME
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 26, 2016
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May 28, 2017
What a different take on an alternate history story. While I have not read book 1, the second book was easy to follow. I thought the pertinent information from book 1 was covered, so I understood why Larry goes through a portal to attend "Preacher" Affron's trial on his home world of Terra. Plus Larry was a teenager who was a bit bored after coming back from the first book's adventure. The reason I chose to read book 2 was it sounded interesting and I was not disappointed. Well written, I was hooked after the first chapter and had to see how it would end. Full of twists and turns, action and surprises, it was a great read. Larry's incites and inner monologues while running through a world that was based on the old Roman empire were a hoot. Plus liked his "traveling" companions, some from Terra and Carmody from the first book who Larry found on Terra at Affron's trial. I thought it was a fun read. Will have to check out other books by Bowker. I received a copy of this book from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.
October 14, 2017
awesome book
October 19, 2016
An intelligent and well written absorbing story.
Really intriguing and rather different coming of age story. Alternate universe, strange portals to travel through and a planet called Terra. Earth, but not Earth. A place where the Roman Empire never fell, although with some very big differences. The first being that power resides in the hands of the priests, who control the portal, the Via. A schism has developed in the priesthood with the head priest (pontifex) attempting to corrupt the ideals of the finder of the portal and original priest of the order.
This is the second book of the series, having not yet read the first story of Larry and his portal hopping I was concerned it would be difficult to follow. It wasn't. There were enough explanations to give one a basic understanding of what had occurred in the first episode so that the characters motivations could be understood, without destroying the suspense and giving away the previous storyline.
The combination of alternate universe travel, the Roman Empire still existent, some wonderfully complex characters, a high level of suspense and many twists made for an edge-of-the-seat read.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book from the generous author via eBook Discovery. I've chosen to write an honest review, because this book, and undoubtedly the first of the series, was well worthwhile reading.
Really intriguing and rather different coming of age story. Alternate universe, strange portals to travel through and a planet called Terra. Earth, but not Earth. A place where the Roman Empire never fell, although with some very big differences. The first being that power resides in the hands of the priests, who control the portal, the Via. A schism has developed in the priesthood with the head priest (pontifex) attempting to corrupt the ideals of the finder of the portal and original priest of the order.
This is the second book of the series, having not yet read the first story of Larry and his portal hopping I was concerned it would be difficult to follow. It wasn't. There were enough explanations to give one a basic understanding of what had occurred in the first episode so that the characters motivations could be understood, without destroying the suspense and giving away the previous storyline.
The combination of alternate universe travel, the Roman Empire still existent, some wonderfully complex characters, a high level of suspense and many twists made for an edge-of-the-seat read.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book from the generous author via eBook Discovery. I've chosen to write an honest review, because this book, and undoubtedly the first of the series, was well worthwhile reading.
November 2, 2016
Great story.
It probably would help if you read book 1 of the series, but not absolutely necessary. I eagerly await book 3.
It probably would help if you read book 1 of the series, but not absolutely necessary. I eagerly await book 3.
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