Portals in a Northern Sky
 Charles Douglas Hayes
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2003 Autodidactic Press
  ISBN: 0962197955


With a new technology a secret team of scientists explores the past in real time.

Sr. Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

Within pages of starting Portals in a Northern Sky, the reader will know this book did not fall off the usual science fiction truck. The weavings created by Charles Douglas Hayes bridge some very deep cross-genre chasms. It is a mixture of “adventure, science fiction, historical, philosophy & literature” wrapt up & served in no particular order.

I will say that by the time I finished it, I began to fully understand what a wonderful wholecloth effort Portals in a Northern Sky is. Since I spent much of my youth & some of my maturity in Alaska, from missionaries' son to police officer to dog musher to big game guide, I found the place/time interesting right from the start.

& I enjoyed the philosophy of the author, & the characters he had written about. I know this book will not fit into the mold expected of some science fiction readers, but I found it to be a thoroughly pleasant read & can recommend it highly.

If you're jaded & looking for something different, then Portals in a Northern Sky will be like a bowl of sherbet. Even though I'm only giving it three teapots, I want Readers & the author to know it's going on my forever shelf, where I can pull it down to re-read, from time-to-time.

More from Charles Douglas Hayes:
Beyond the American Dream: Lifelong Learning and the Search for Meaning in a Postmodern World;
Training Yourself: The 21st Century Credential;
Proving You're Qualified: Strategies for Competent People without College Degrees;
Self-University: The Price of Tuition is Desire: Your Degree is a Better Life. & The Rapture of Maturity: One Last Chance to Live a Life That Really Matters.
(03/02/03)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com