Flight

The Starlore Legacy, Book 2

By: Chuck Black

Narrated by: Michael Orenstein, Austenne Grey

Ancient prophecies promise a future of hope, but who dares face the wrath of a powerful tyrant?

Daeson seeks the counsel of the oracle that propelled him into a life of ruin and terrifying adventure. But the ruthless Chancellor Lockridge offers no quarter to his life-long friend turned traitor. Lockridge’s thirst for revenge spills the blood of thousands of innocent Rayleans, and Daeson bears the burden of global calamity. Rejected by all except the spirited Raviel, Daeson struggles to carry on. When the whispers of the Immortal Ell Yon beckon Daeson to a remote moon of the planet Mesos, he must find the courage to face his deepest fears. Can Daeson trust the words of an ancient Immortal and inspire the slaves of Jypton to rise up? Not only does the future of his people hang in the balance, but the entire galaxy as well!

©2019 Chuck Black (P)2020 Chuck Black

These books are the best!!

The readers of this book are so amazing in they’re acting! I’ve never listened to a book so well done, due to the sounds effects, acting, and music! My siblings and I listen to these books every night! So very interesting! Chuck Black’s mind is so brilliant to think of this story and all the characters, it’s so intriguing and intricate! God bless!

Another Excellent Tale

Chuck Black once again did an excellent job using metaphor to tell the story of Moses and the exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt. For those who know the biblical story, they will be able to follow along with those events as they play out in a unique science fiction universe. Those who do not know the story will have their interest piqued and perhaps want to read the original story.

His worldbuilding, character development, and use of language are a perfect model for aspiring writers. As a speculative fiction writer who also writes these types of stories, I have learned a great deal about how to masterfully craft tales that enrapture and minister the awesome love and power of God for humanity.


I strongly recommend this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Incredible New Adventure!

Black never fails to surpass His previous works. This science-fiction is an incredible blend biblical truth, adventure and wonder! Another incredible work. I look forward to the rest of the series!

Familiar tale retold!! Dramatized and with music!

Okay. The ‘Moses in space’ reviews are garbage. Shame on them. Anyone familiar with Chuck Black’s work, especially the Kingdom’s Dawn series, understands his writing style. But even if you’re not, this audiobook is bangin’!!

Seriously, the sound effects and narration are amazing! It’s the same narrator from the Wars of the Realm series (Highly Recommended—Validus 4eva!!) and he does a really good job of bringing this story to life. My favorite parts are the artistic license he takes for how people felt or behaved during certain times when we have very few details.

Anyone familiar with the biblical account of Moses and the Hebrew people or the Prince of Egypt movie will appreciate this unique retelling with some blanks filled in. And I love how he adds the angelic elements to this story as we can likely surmise from other biblical accounts that they were involved in some way.

Beyond that, it’s a highly entertaining story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s clean and family friendly. Presents hope in a world of darkness, suffering, and sadness. And the God of the Bible is still the same, so we also have hope in times of distress and suffering.

My only critique is that I’m binge-ing the series this weekend and I’m super upset that he doesn’t have more books at the ready. Guess I’ll restart his Knights of Arreathrae series! Sir Quinlan is my favorite. 😊

A Case for the Starlore Legacy

Having just read the “Moses in Space” review above, I felt as though I had to respond to some of the criticism and misleading comments levied against Mr. Black’s remarkable symbolic story, Flight.
First, in regard to claiming this story isn’t an allegory and then comparing it to C.S. Lewis’s, The Chronicles of Narnia, is ironic and revealing. C.S. Lewis deliberately states that Narnia isn’t an allegory at all. He referred to Narnia as a “supposal”. Merriam-Webster defines allegory as “the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence.” C.S. Lewis further states, “allegories are characterized by a use of symbolism that permeates the entire story, to the extent that essentially all major characters and their actions can be understood as having symbolic significance.” By Webster’s and Lewis’s definitions, Chuck Black’s Starlore Legacy series, including Flight, is the quintessential allegory. I’m not sure how the previous reviewer could have possibly missed this. Furthermore, how can this series be cliché and predictable if the reviewer didn’t know this was an allegory until the second book, 60,000 words later? Of course, the general outcome is going to be understood since this is a symbolic rendition of the biblical account of numerous Old Testament stories, but I personally found that the weaving of unique characters in with the allegorical symbolism of Scripture in a very unique setting was engaging and very unpredictable (wait until you read or listen to episode 4, Oath!).
Second, since Mr. Black’s intention for this series is to symbolically depict numerous events of the Bible in an action-adventure novel, and clearly stating so in his author commentary, any association to plagiarism is wholly ridiculous. To plagiarize is to pass off the ideas or works of another as his own. Does the reviewer seriously think that Mr. Black is trying to steal Scripture as his own? Having met Mr. Black, I’ve heard him clearly state that it is his intention to point his readers back to the Bible for truth and inspiration. Which leads me to the third point.
The reviewer claims that Flight “seems to trivialize the inspired Word and Story from the Bible and could easily be taken by others (namely those outside the faith) to prove that the stories in the Bible are just that: made up or embellished accounts.” Did the reviewer not read Mr. Black’s commentary stating to the reader to do exactly the opposite? Why lay criticism against the author for such conjecture when the author clearly states to respond exactly the opposite?
Honestly, I found the Starlore Legacy series thrilling and a fresh wholesome alternative to an often dark and misleading genre typically associated with science fiction. I can’t wait for the next installment of the Starlore Legacy! Like so many others that have enjoyed this series, five stars across the board for me!

Loved it!!! 😍

Excellent in every way!!! The author's note/comments at the end were quite possibly the best that have ever been written and 100% accurate! I highly recommend this book series!

Chuck black is my favorite author in the whole world!

Everything about it was truly remarkable, I hope (as we all do) that ravielle is ok (if that’s how you spell it lol)

Another winner!

Another compelling and incredibly creative book by Chuck Black. Full of interesting and exciting action and analogs to a great true story found in the Bible.

The Message The Performances The Sound Effects!

Chuck Black audible stories are like seeing a movie with the best of messages. Highly enjoyable and spiritually nourishing. Well done to the writer and performers and all the engineers that brought this work to life.

FANTASTIC

I highly recommend this series! it's hard to put down! You'll be on the edge of your seat wanting more. it gives you a different understanding of the Israelites and how they felt.