DARC AGES, BOOK I-III (Web serial, 1999) - a novel by A.R.Yngve
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A MEDIEVAL FUTURE...
David Archibald, a man from the 20th century, awakens from a frozen sleep. He finds himself transported 900 years into the future...
It is a post-apocalyptic Earth, scarred by world wars and an ongoing Ice Age. Civilization has retreated into scattered, fortified city-states, where feudal lords and their knights rule.
David finds his destiny: to upset this backward future and start a second Renaissance. He becomes an outcast on a mission, a singing savior... the unlikely hero called DARC.
DARC AGES is a complete 100,000-word illustrated epic adventure. It originally appeared as a Web serial on my first homepage in 1999. The novel has also been serialized in later homepage versions.
DARC AGES is now available as Print-on-Demand paperback from CafePress, with or without illustrations.
Note to collectors: An aborted Xlibris edition of the novel is listed on Amazon.com, but it contains several text errors and only a few copies exist.
-A.R.Yngve
COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
The literary work published on this website is written solely by A.R.Yngve, its copyright holder by international law, and existed in printed form before appearing on the Internet. All works published here, and the properties thereof, are (c) A.R.Yngve, and may not legally be copied, sold or distributed outside this site without the permission of said author.
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ALIEN BEACH (c)1997, 1999 A.R.Yngve
ALIEN LAND (c)2001 A.R.Yngve
DARC AGES (c)1993, 1995, 1999, 2000 A.R.Yngve
GALACTIC GANGSTA (c)2003 A.R.Yngve
PARRY'S PROTOCOL (c)1993, 1999 A.R.Yngve
PROJECT ARGUS/THE ARGUS PROJECT/THE ARGUS PROJECT INTERNET EDITION (c)1991,1999, 2000 A.R.Yngve.
TERRA HEXA (c)1998, 2000, 2003 A.R.Yngve
WOMAN WITHOUT VEIL (c)2001, 2002 A.R.Yngve
THE TALE OF THE SOLDIESSE (c)2005 A.R.Yngve
FEE FIE FOE FUM (c)2007 A.R.Yngve
THE TIME IDIOT (c)2008 A.R.Yngve
BLOOD & SWINE: A COMEDY OF TERRORS (c)2009 A.R.Yngve
Artwork by A.R.Yngve and (c) 1999-2009 A.R.Yngve. All rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER
The novels published on this Internet site are works of fiction. The characters and events described therein are fictitious. Any similarities to real persons, whether living or dead (or Ancestors) are incidental. However, should court charges of slandering real-life characters be raised against said works of fiction, the right to use them for satirical purpose will be used as defense. Please note that the characters in said novels are not intended as mouthpieces for the author A.R.Yngve; they do not share every opinion. No stereotyping based on gender, race or creed (or characteristics of extraterrestrials) is intended.
The novels ALIEN BEACH, DARC AGES and THE ARGUS PROJECT on this site are somewhat improved from earlier versions which previously appeared on the Internet (1999-2001). Spelling and grammar have been adjusted, but the stories and characters are unchanged.
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Reviews of DARC AGES:
"DARC AGES is one of the best books that I've read in a LONG time, the only other thing that is up to par with it is Catch 22, in my humble opinion."
-Scott Lovenberg, USA (Guestbook posting, 2000)
"It has suspense and action and romance. It has a great ending and I wouldn't mind seeing other books by this author..."
-David Andrew Ellison, USA (Amazon.com reader review, 2001)
"Darc Ages by A.R. Yngve is a very entertaining story that walks a tightrope between humor and seriousness. Many of the humorous elements have a light and a dark side; I both laugh silently to myself and get an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach.
"The uncomfortable element is hard to put one's finger on, but comes from that under the surface of this wacky and exciting adventure lies social criticism on different levels. Sometimes it is obvious and sometimes covert, but often to the point. [...]
"It is difficult to score Darc Ages, for it is rather uneven, but the fact remains that I simply like it. It gets a strong 3."
Score: 3 out 5
-Vinter (Review on Swedish website Catahya, 2006.)
INFO:
I'm a Swedish writer & illustrator - author of the published book series TERRA HEXA (in Swedish, from publisher Wela), several short stories, comic-strips, and the NRK radio series "Magiens Arv" ("Heirs to the Magic", 2009).
I write in English and Swedish. My short fiction has been published in Sweden, England and China.
You can also order several of my books in print, from CafePress.
My goal is to become one of the most influential writers of the 21st century - or the next one.
-A.R.Yngve
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