Exodus Rising: Book 3 of Tales of Starlight (Bryan Davis)

In this third book of the Tales of Starlight series, Adrian Masters continues his relentless march toward the bitterly cold Northlands of Starlight. Ravaged by a deadly disease and accompanied by two children, Adrian carries Marcelle in a vegetative state, hoping Alaph, king of the Northlands, will supply a way to reunite her near-death body with her wandering spirit.

Time is of the essence. Invading soldiers from Major Four are marching toward the Southlands village to do battle against the dragon slave masters, but two great dangers await—the inescapable disease and the unpredictable Benefile, ageless and mysterious white dragons who will kill any infected humans.

All the while, Drexel, the murderer of Marcelle’s mother, has taken on an impervious disguise as a male Starlighter and is using hypnotic powers to gain control of Mesolantrum with his sights set on the entire kingdom. Adrian and Marcelle must battle to free the slaves on one world and protect their own world from Drexel’s malevolent plan or else the freed slaves will return to Major Four only to find another slave master. Performing both tasks seems impossible.

Accelerated Reader – Level 5.4 – 19 points

Lexile – HL730L

Recommended for ages 12 and older. 

About the Author: 

Bryan Davis is the author of several fantasy/science-fiction novels for youth and adults, including the bestselling Dragons in Our Midst series. His other series are Oracles of Fire, Children of the Bard, Dragons of Starlight, Tales of Starlight, Time Echoes, Reapers, Oculus Gate, Astral Alliance, and Wanted: Superheroes. He also has the following standalone novels: Let the Ghosts Speak and I Know Why the Angels Dance.

Bryan was born in 1958 and grew up in the eastern U.S. After graduating from the University of Florida (B.S. in Industrial Engineering), he worked as a computer professional for twenty years before becoming a full-time novelist. In addition to writing, he also teaches at relevant writing conferences and conventions.

He and his wife, Susie, have seven adult children, and they work together as an author/editor team.