Review: Outstanding !!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
The story grabbed me from the first sentence and didn't let go until the last sentence -- and left me racing to buy the second and third books as soon as they became available.  You'll find richly-realized characters (human and alien), history, planets, religious and political beliefs and intrique expertly interwoven throughout the story.  The people and places are both familiar and alien; and you'll see how relationships from the past shape and inform the present and future.  You'll find yourself seamlessly slipping into the story Neal has created, and you'll be reluctant to leave.I couldn't wait to see how the story would end, but didn't WANT the story to end.  Enter the Exxar Chronicles and see what I mean.