The Ale Boy's Feast: A Novel - eBook

Jeffrey Overstreet is the author of three previous books in The Auralia Thread fantasy series. Publisher’s Weekly called Auralia’s Colors a story "precise and beautiful… masterfully told," and it was a dual finalist for a Christy Award. An award-winning film reviewer, he has written a moviegoer’s memoir, Through a Screen Darkly, and contributes regularly to Image and other journals. He lives in Shoreline, Washington and works at Seattle Pacific University.

Praise for The Auralia Thread

"Overstreet’s writing is precise and beautiful, and the story is masterfully told."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"The rich details, well-developed characters, and complex story will make this a new favorite among fantasy readers."
—LIBRARY JOURNAL

"With a skillful pen, Overstreet shows a world that exists in another dimension. A true treat to fantasy fans."
—AUTHOR’S CHOICE REVIEWS

"The Ale Boy’s Feast is a great, sprawling poem. Its rich language moves and breathes and awakens every sense. Jeffrey Overstreet has made something beautiful here. His story reminds us that beauty is an agent of grace."
—JONATHAN ROGERS, author of The Charlatan’s Boy

"Jeffrey Overstreet’s imagination is peopled with mysteries and wonders. Reading Raven’s Ladder is like staring at a richly imagined world through a kaleidoscope: complex, intriguing, and habit-forming."
—KATHY TYERS, author of Shivering World and the Firebird series

"Jeffrey Overstreet writes like Van Gogh painted. He is a literary impressionist, and his understated yet vivid narrative style overwhelms the imagination. The Ale Boy’s Feast does more than just tell the end of a story; it invites the reader into the world of the Expanse with a cast of beautifully complex characters to join them in pursuit of the mystery that calls us all."
—LINDSAY STALLONES, evangelicaloutpost.com

"Through word, image, and color, Jeffrey Overstreet has crafted a work of art. From first to final page, this original fantasy is sure to draw readers in."
—JANET LEE CAREY, award-winning author of The Dragons of Noor

"It’s entering a beautiful dream you don’t want to leave, with exhilarating tension that takes you beyond story and into deep truths."
—SIGMUND BROUWER, author of Broken Angel and Flight of Shadows

"A darkly complex world populated by a rich and diverse cast of characters, in which glimpses of haunting beauty shine through. Sometimes perplexing but always thought-provoking, Raven’s Ladder is the work of a fertile and striking creative imagination."
—R. J. ANDERSON, author of Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter