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The Road to Infinity
Poised on the brink of manhood, young Aran Dyfar makes a rash and momentous decision that will either elevate him to glory or seal his doom. Obsessed since childhood with finding the legendary Road to Infinity, he forsakes his comfortable home and the love of beautiful Elfwina Catlix to embark on a quest through demon-haunted forests and forbidding wastelands in pursuit of his destiny.
Perilous encounters with magical beings and human adversaries compel Aran to hone the skills of a warrior. Though tormented by memories of his beloved Elfwina, he presses onward. When at last he finds the Road to Infinity, he confronts an unexpected challenge that will test the limits of his courage and guile.
The Road to Infinity will take the reader into realms of adventure and imagination evocative of Tolkien, Jack Vance, and Robert E. Howard.
Gael DeRoane is a writer and tennis coach who lives in Williamsport, PA. He is planning a sequel to The Road to Infinity.
Perilous encounters with magical beings and human adversaries compel Aran to hone the skills of a warrior. Though tormented by memories of his beloved Elfwina, he presses onward. When at last he finds the Road to Infinity, he confronts an unexpected challenge that will test the limits of his courage and guile.
The Road to Infinity will take the reader into realms of adventure and imagination evocative of Tolkien, Jack Vance, and Robert E. Howard.
Gael DeRoane is a writer and tennis coach who lives in Williamsport, PA. He is planning a sequel to The Road to Infinity.
346 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 2, 2019
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June 10, 2019
The Road to Infinity is a fantasy novel from DMR books. Drawing more from the legacy of Jack Vance’s travelers who engage in witty banter whilst adventuring than Robert E. Howard’s barbarians who hack their way across a landscape, DeRoane’s novel follows young Aran Dyfar in his efforts to see more of the world than he has for his first seventeen years within his rather isolated community. When Aran travels into the larger world, he encounters things most fantastic; sometimes whimsical with hints of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia and sometimes so outrightly weird they verge on visions from Clark Ashton Smith’s Hyperborea or Zothique. For a light-hearted fantasy tale, a reader would be hard-pressed to find a better experience than traveling along with Aran Dyfar as he meets demons and dwarves and elves and eldritch deities in his quest to ultimately walk upon the cosmic road to infinity.
June 23, 2019
The Road to Infinity came to me as a recommendation from a friend.
This is a fantasy story. Set in a very old world, that has seen its share of history and cataclysms. The young man Aran is chaffing under the strictures of his home in the Blessed Circle. He yearns for adventure in the wide world beyond his protected home. The fabled Road to Infinity is his destination.
The locales and characters are strange and reminiscent of Jack Vance's The Dying Earth series. I was not aware of this at first. The feel of the world isn't the same though. What I mean is that in Vance's Dying Earth everyone and everything is out for his or herself. Dog eat dog. With no compassion. In the Road to Infinity Aran embarks on his journey with its inherent dangers but along the road he meets companions who share, feel compassion, and generally look out for each other.
This is a feel good story. Aran is a care-free youth who encounters very little opposition and quite a bit of help along the way. Not to say there aren't dangers. Several times Aran encounters dire perils. Although, I feel this would be better suited to a YA audience.
Once again DMR books has outdone themselves with another quality editing job. Keep up the good work folks! I look forward to the new works DMR brings to light.
This is a fantasy story. Set in a very old world, that has seen its share of history and cataclysms. The young man Aran is chaffing under the strictures of his home in the Blessed Circle. He yearns for adventure in the wide world beyond his protected home. The fabled Road to Infinity is his destination.
The locales and characters are strange and reminiscent of Jack Vance's The Dying Earth series. I was not aware of this at first. The feel of the world isn't the same though. What I mean is that in Vance's Dying Earth everyone and everything is out for his or herself. Dog eat dog. With no compassion. In the Road to Infinity Aran embarks on his journey with its inherent dangers but along the road he meets companions who share, feel compassion, and generally look out for each other.
This is a feel good story. Aran is a care-free youth who encounters very little opposition and quite a bit of help along the way. Not to say there aren't dangers. Several times Aran encounters dire perils. Although, I feel this would be better suited to a YA audience.
Once again DMR books has outdone themselves with another quality editing job. Keep up the good work folks! I look forward to the new works DMR brings to light.
August 27, 2020
It’s a bit reductive to describe this as a “Young Adult” version of Jack Vance’s Dying world, as its far more creative than a simple knock-off. However, for those interested that should give you a taste of what is to come. It’s very charming, and very imagining, with some great twits and turns.
Some minor complaints. It’s YA but sometimes the content gets very dark and the tone shift feels weird. The opening is a bit rough. It’s a series of misadventures but not all are created equally.
Overall this is a very charming and unique fantasy novel. I highly recommend it.
Some minor complaints. It’s YA but sometimes the content gets very dark and the tone shift feels weird. The opening is a bit rough. It’s a series of misadventures but not all are created equally.
Overall this is a very charming and unique fantasy novel. I highly recommend it.
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