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Nameless
In the in between are the Nameless; names are for masters and they have none. They live in the Nameless realm; between being saved and being destroyed. They are Fallen.
One Nameless spends his time watching humans in New York City and, in his endless eternity of boredom, becomes intrigued by a drunk named Aurick Pantera. One day Aurick, a reckless gambler, is about to be killed by a gang over his debts. Nameless feels sorry for him, and possesses his body to save his life. He then decides that he rather likes being in a human body; the chance to taste, smells, and touch. He uses Aurick’s body to fulfill all of his wildest dreams—become a rock star, have a successful psychiatric practice, and pursue star journalist Helena Way.
Until, three years after possessing Aurick, the other Fallen take notice of these random achievements and begin appearing to Aurick. They are tired of waiting in Nameless and are ready to start a war—their only chance to cease this painful eternity of waiting and either be saved or be released. Aurick is stuck in the middle. Join the ranks and finally be released to Null for atrocities against mankind, or can his love for Helena, his budding friendships, and his growing concern for all humans grant him salvation?
One Nameless spends his time watching humans in New York City and, in his endless eternity of boredom, becomes intrigued by a drunk named Aurick Pantera. One day Aurick, a reckless gambler, is about to be killed by a gang over his debts. Nameless feels sorry for him, and possesses his body to save his life. He then decides that he rather likes being in a human body; the chance to taste, smells, and touch. He uses Aurick’s body to fulfill all of his wildest dreams—become a rock star, have a successful psychiatric practice, and pursue star journalist Helena Way.
Until, three years after possessing Aurick, the other Fallen take notice of these random achievements and begin appearing to Aurick. They are tired of waiting in Nameless and are ready to start a war—their only chance to cease this painful eternity of waiting and either be saved or be released. Aurick is stuck in the middle. Join the ranks and finally be released to Null for atrocities against mankind, or can his love for Helena, his budding friendships, and his growing concern for all humans grant him salvation?
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 10, 2012
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Kyle Chais
1 book3 followersKyle Chais was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. NAMELESS is his debut novel.
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July 26, 2012
Not an entirely bad book. I found it hard to keep focused on the book, but the story line is interesting.
December 27, 2014
I'm not even sure that I want to write this review. If I hadn't started out doing this as a way to reread and review all of my books, I probably wouldn't. I don't like the idea of writing something negative, because I believe that writing a book and getting it published is commendable, even if there are people who don't like it.
There are very few books in my life that I haven't finished. When I first bought this book, I didn't make it past the first chapter. The writing is not good and the story meanders. It doesn't make much sense, but mostly my problem with this book is its writing style. I read the whole thing this time, because it wouldn't have felt right to have a review of a book I didn't even finish. I'm really not happy I did finish it though, and I have no idea why I kept it after not being able to get through it the first time.
The idea is an interesting one, a story told through the eyes of a fallen angel. Unfortunately the interesting story does not translate over into a good book.
However, I do find it so worthwhile that a young man who grew up in a homeless shelter was able to write a novel based on the works of his imagination. I hope he builds on this desire to write and creates more works of art and imagination, that with each one he will become better and better because the only way we get better at things is to continue to do them.
Although someone else might like this book, I cannot recommend it. However, it is always good to support authors, especially young ones, and if you want to allow Kyle Chais to receive proceeds from this book, purchase a copy for a library or donate it. Just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean the author doesn't deserve praise for a real accomplishment and support as he continues to make more.
There are very few books in my life that I haven't finished. When I first bought this book, I didn't make it past the first chapter. The writing is not good and the story meanders. It doesn't make much sense, but mostly my problem with this book is its writing style. I read the whole thing this time, because it wouldn't have felt right to have a review of a book I didn't even finish. I'm really not happy I did finish it though, and I have no idea why I kept it after not being able to get through it the first time.
The idea is an interesting one, a story told through the eyes of a fallen angel. Unfortunately the interesting story does not translate over into a good book.
However, I do find it so worthwhile that a young man who grew up in a homeless shelter was able to write a novel based on the works of his imagination. I hope he builds on this desire to write and creates more works of art and imagination, that with each one he will become better and better because the only way we get better at things is to continue to do them.
Although someone else might like this book, I cannot recommend it. However, it is always good to support authors, especially young ones, and if you want to allow Kyle Chais to receive proceeds from this book, purchase a copy for a library or donate it. Just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean the author doesn't deserve praise for a real accomplishment and support as he continues to make more.
January 3, 2012
Nameless is a unique debut of wondrous proportion. A quirky and somewhat darkly hilarious story of good and evil, darkness and light, angels and demons, you’ll be dazzled. Chais has created a world with his inimitable prose and characters that will try to leap off the page if you let them. I pray we’ll be hearing more from him and his magical way with words.
A fallen angel waits for his eternal damnation and tries to change his fate by possessing a human and doing good deeds. He is a Nameless. Spending his time in New York City watching and waiting, he becomes enchanted by a human called Aurick on his way to personal destruction. Saving his life by possessing his body, he lives out fantasy after fantasy becoming a rock star, a psychiatrist with a successful practice, falling for a lovely journalist.
The rest of the Nameless are tired of waiting and ready for war. Now Aurick can join the ranks of the rest and enter the Null at last, or continue on his current path hoping for salvation.
November 30, 2011
After having a chance to read this book, I planned to give it a four star review but decided against it for a few reasons. The reasons being that I couldn't put it down and that is a big sign, the numerous references to other books and entertainment that creates jokes to pop culture today, the book kept me thinking for days after finishing b/c it questions a persons morality. Hopefully people look into this book, read it, and have the same experience I had about questioning the ideas of what is right or wrong, what is good and evil, what decisions would I have made if I were in that situation? Hopefully the author will continue writing, continue to expand on characters in future books, and keep writing more thought provoking books. A def must read!
February 17, 2012
Many have heard the ancient Biblical tale of how a third of the angels rebelled against God's commands along with Lucifer and fell to the Earth. Do you often wonder if any of those "fallen" wish they had chosen differently, if they are able to reconsider their actions?
In the debut novel Nameless by Kyle Chais, this is the premise for the book. A fallen angel is finding himself bored with the same old routine on earth and wonders if angels can continue to fall from heaven to earth, is there anything they can do to get back into heaven again? Stuck in earth since that fateful decision thousands of years ago, a fallen by the name of Nameless wonders what it would be like to be a human.
Seeing an opportunity present itself in the form of a drunken failure of a man called Aurick Pantera, he slips into his body while sleeping to see what it's like to sleep since "fallens" don't get tired and need sleep. Soon his experiment to see what human life is like, lasts much longer than he expects, spending seven years in the body of his "host" before he realizes he has lost to ability to leave. Soon other "fallens" see what Nameless has been doing and some try to take advantage of the situation where Nameless is simply searching for a way back to his former life. Is there a way to use his situation to gain an entrance back into heaven or will he be forced to live the remainder of his years in the body of a dying man?
I received Nameless by Kyle Chais compliments of Gallery Books, a division of Simon and Schuster Publishers for my honest review. At first the storyline was interesting until the drama of being stuck in the man's body dragged out a bit too long and I think left the idea of finding a way back into heaven on the back burner. There are times in the book where other fallens want to use Nameless in an effort to see what love feels like, even if the other fallens are male, and one I didn't care for. For those reasons I rate this book a 3 out of 5 stars in my personal opinion.
In the debut novel Nameless by Kyle Chais, this is the premise for the book. A fallen angel is finding himself bored with the same old routine on earth and wonders if angels can continue to fall from heaven to earth, is there anything they can do to get back into heaven again? Stuck in earth since that fateful decision thousands of years ago, a fallen by the name of Nameless wonders what it would be like to be a human.
Seeing an opportunity present itself in the form of a drunken failure of a man called Aurick Pantera, he slips into his body while sleeping to see what it's like to sleep since "fallens" don't get tired and need sleep. Soon his experiment to see what human life is like, lasts much longer than he expects, spending seven years in the body of his "host" before he realizes he has lost to ability to leave. Soon other "fallens" see what Nameless has been doing and some try to take advantage of the situation where Nameless is simply searching for a way back to his former life. Is there a way to use his situation to gain an entrance back into heaven or will he be forced to live the remainder of his years in the body of a dying man?
I received Nameless by Kyle Chais compliments of Gallery Books, a division of Simon and Schuster Publishers for my honest review. At first the storyline was interesting until the drama of being stuck in the man's body dragged out a bit too long and I think left the idea of finding a way back into heaven on the back burner. There are times in the book where other fallens want to use Nameless in an effort to see what love feels like, even if the other fallens are male, and one I didn't care for. For those reasons I rate this book a 3 out of 5 stars in my personal opinion.
February 24, 2012
The Nameless are the angels who have fallen and live in the nameless realm, waiting for inescapable death. One such angel has been watching the humans in New York. It passes the time, but at times, it is quite boring. Over the years, the humans do not deviate much in their desires and their goals. However, one individual has captured the Nameless' attention.
Aurick Pantera lives in a rundown apartment, doesn't take care of himself, is a drunk and over his head in gambling debt. To top it off, he has cancer. When someone sends a gang of thugs to retrieve the money owed to him from Aurick, the Nameless steps in and saves Aurick from being murdered.
Nameless can't resist taking over Aurick's body. He just wants to feel again and believes that only twenty-four hours wouldn't hurt anyone. However, his twenty-four hours turns into a few days and that into years. During that time, Aurick is high on the senses of feeling, tasting, hearing and touch. He cleans up Aurick's body, his bank account and his life. He becomes a rock star and a psychiatrist. One of his patients, a journalist by the name of Helena Way, has captured his attention.
But then the real Aurick starts clamoring for control of his own body. The Nameless can't possess it forever without consequence. The other Nameless desire what he has - to feel again. They are ready to rise up and go to war rather than stay in their quiet nameless existence. But at what cost?
THE NAMELESS is a fantastic debut, unlike any other angel novel I have ever read. Chais does an impeccable job of character creation and bringing the struggles of one's desires and inner turmoil to the surface and what consequences those choices have. A riveting tale that held me in its clutches from page one - a well-recommended read!
Aurick Pantera lives in a rundown apartment, doesn't take care of himself, is a drunk and over his head in gambling debt. To top it off, he has cancer. When someone sends a gang of thugs to retrieve the money owed to him from Aurick, the Nameless steps in and saves Aurick from being murdered.
Nameless can't resist taking over Aurick's body. He just wants to feel again and believes that only twenty-four hours wouldn't hurt anyone. However, his twenty-four hours turns into a few days and that into years. During that time, Aurick is high on the senses of feeling, tasting, hearing and touch. He cleans up Aurick's body, his bank account and his life. He becomes a rock star and a psychiatrist. One of his patients, a journalist by the name of Helena Way, has captured his attention.
But then the real Aurick starts clamoring for control of his own body. The Nameless can't possess it forever without consequence. The other Nameless desire what he has - to feel again. They are ready to rise up and go to war rather than stay in their quiet nameless existence. But at what cost?
THE NAMELESS is a fantastic debut, unlike any other angel novel I have ever read. Chais does an impeccable job of character creation and bringing the struggles of one's desires and inner turmoil to the surface and what consequences those choices have. A riveting tale that held me in its clutches from page one - a well-recommended read!
June 5, 2012
This book was a struggle. It took me over two months to finish because I couldn't force myself to read more than a little bit every so often. This is one of the few books I've considered not finishing because of how frustrating it was to read.
From the beginning it was slow, had absurd leaps, and very stilted, repetitive dialogue. There were some hysterically horrible editing issues - the seven and three year mix-up is the most glaringly obvious of those. The last chunk of the book finally picked up the pace, although it didn't get much better. :-( There is a lot of excess information in this book - normally I'm a fan of that, but only when the information is interesting. There is also a bunch of repetition in the excess information; we understand that you want us to know why this happened, but you don't have to keep telling us over and over!
This was the first book I "won" from dreamonus.com and I really wanted to like it. I am, however, sure that with proper editing and liberal use of the delete button this book could easily live up to it's potential.
Shockingly, considering my less than stellar review of this book, I am looking forward to more books from Kyle Chais, if only because he ended his acknowledgements with "I got one watermelon" and I'm hoping he shares. :-p In all seriousness, I hope he improves as a writer and either gets an editor or gets a better editor, whichever is necessary.
From the beginning it was slow, had absurd leaps, and very stilted, repetitive dialogue. There were some hysterically horrible editing issues - the seven and three year mix-up is the most glaringly obvious of those. The last chunk of the book finally picked up the pace, although it didn't get much better. :-( There is a lot of excess information in this book - normally I'm a fan of that, but only when the information is interesting. There is also a bunch of repetition in the excess information; we understand that you want us to know why this happened, but you don't have to keep telling us over and over!
This was the first book I "won" from dreamonus.com and I really wanted to like it. I am, however, sure that with proper editing and liberal use of the delete button this book could easily live up to it's potential.
Shockingly, considering my less than stellar review of this book, I am looking forward to more books from Kyle Chais, if only because he ended his acknowledgements with "I got one watermelon" and I'm hoping he shares. :-p In all seriousness, I hope he improves as a writer and either gets an editor or gets a better editor, whichever is necessary.
November 1, 2012
The angel who doesn't want a name, is called Nameless. He is a Fallen angel, doesn't want to be called a demon. He enters in Aurick, a drunk, and takes over his life for three years but becomes ill because he's been in the body too long. He wants to return back to the Father, with a dear friend, Aisley, who believes if they do enough good with God's creation (people) then they may be able to enter back in the kingdomly gates. Sadly, the few good things they tried to do just ended up a disaster.
Angel wants a woman, Helena, also a client of his as a psychiatrist...well as he takes over the body of Aurick. He changes things for this man, but he is sickly and not sure how much longer he can encamp in this body.
There are some slight comical parts, engaging briefly then cut off with narrative voice of the nameless one and still wondering where this story is going to go. So far the plot isn't strong enough for me to continue reading after 50+ pages. I hope it gets better along the way.
Further along, I liked the part about walking on water and Aurick thought he was the "New Messiah" who had the capability of walking on water but was a supernatural effect of his nameless one. Nameless one gets upset at times when people give God credit for his doings. (The ending made me change my okay read to liked it; watery eyes for Purity).
Adrienna
Author of God is in the Equation
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
Angel wants a woman, Helena, also a client of his as a psychiatrist...well as he takes over the body of Aurick. He changes things for this man, but he is sickly and not sure how much longer he can encamp in this body.
There are some slight comical parts, engaging briefly then cut off with narrative voice of the nameless one and still wondering where this story is going to go. So far the plot isn't strong enough for me to continue reading after 50+ pages. I hope it gets better along the way.
Further along, I liked the part about walking on water and Aurick thought he was the "New Messiah" who had the capability of walking on water but was a supernatural effect of his nameless one. Nameless one gets upset at times when people give God credit for his doings. (The ending made me change my okay read to liked it; watery eyes for Purity).
Adrienna
Author of God is in the Equation
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
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January 13, 2012NAMELESS by Kyle Chais is a promising debut novel, written by the author who has such an inspiring story. NAMELESS is not the traditional take on the fallen angel tale. Don't mistake this book for an angel book that will pop up on Young Adult shelves. NAMELESS is gritty and thought-provoking.
September 29, 2016
I couldn't even finish this book.
I didn't like it.
I found it at the 99 cents store and I thought I was getting a good deal on a good book, but now we know why it was at the 99 cents store in the first place.
I didn't like it.
I found it at the 99 cents store and I thought I was getting a good deal on a good book, but now we know why it was at the 99 cents store in the first place.
January 9, 2012
Well, I published it. So of course, I think it's fantastic!
January 20, 2013
Couldn't finish this. Was written so poorly.
November 1, 2014
This book was pretty bad. Whoever edited it needs to find another career. I scribbled in my copy and I'm donating it back to goodwill.
September 28, 2015
Meh. Was flip-flopping between 1 or 2. Premise made it 2, but everything else, 1.
March 6, 2012
Strange and a little derivative, but a decent read
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