Filmmaker, Roger Corman: "After reading Dale Mattheis' Exile to the Stars, I am convinced that his book is going to be the sci-fi book of the future and will be made into a motion picture. This is a must read for every sci-fi fan."

This is serious business. Ardent Publishing and The Alarai Chronicles. Seven novels. Five written, one halfway there, and the seventh forming; we are back to stay.

Look around the site, check out the download page, read the first chapter of Exile to the Stars, and pull up some of the graphics. Decide for yourself if Aketti is a place you would like to call home. This is where it all happens. Aketti. Savage, unforgiving, and at times brutal; yet filled with beauty, hope, and adventure beyond anything in human experience. You could easily die there, but if you survived, well, again, look the site over.

The News Page is especially important, since it will be updated frequently as the publication date for the paperback edition of Exile to the Stars nears.

Ardent Publishing. This is what we do, science-fiction that transcends fiction, for it touches the heart of what is important in life.

And welcome back to those who frequented the first site and purchased the hardcover edition of Exile. You haven't been forgotten. The adventure has just started.

Keep the publication date in mind: May, 2008. Ardent Publishing is going to Dubuque, Iowa to celebrate with a signing and big party. If you are in the area, please join us. Again, follow the News Page for updated information.