The Exalter: Free to Serve (Hardback or Cased Book)

“The Exalter was pleased to be at the top pillar looking down at a game where he had arranged all the pieces.”

The Exalter says he is god. The Knowers continue to follow him blindly and question nothing. The Exalter promises to end all violence and solve economic turmoil in this futuristic setting. Those unwilling to accept the Exalter are forced slaves to these so-called believers working for mandatory minimal wages, and small governmental food rations. These unfortunate men, women, and children are globally known as Derogates. Derogates are separated from normal society in poverty stricken villages.

In this uncertain future, Nicolai struggles with the battles in his personal life. As his work becomes meaningless his own wife begins to slip away from him. He can’t seem to find real purpose.

Droughts, strange earthly phenomenons, famines, and the release of countless prisoners during the Great Pardon cause him and others to question the Exalter’s rule. Where are these promises of peace?

When the unanswered disappearances of Derogates are discovered mass speculation and chaos follow. Nicolai finds himself searching for answers about his wife, his government, and even the Exalter himself.

Events unfold and Nicolai never imagined he would be fleeing for his very life. Stresses build and armies begin to turn on their leaders as a new war looms on the horizon. This war is for individual survival.

The Exalter looked confident like that of a strong lion surrounded by starved and weakened animals. “My ways are easy to follow without guilt or heavy expectations.”

How will all of this end and how many will live or die?

Matthew McHenry has created a fantastic fictional story taking place in a futuristic and imaginative time period. Matthew's perception of reader's finding end times story fascinating and a gap of that availability was the motivation for this book's creation. His characters will capture your attention as you identify with them personally. Matthew enjoys any movie or story line where trial is followed by victory and redemption. That type of idea is exactly what the reader will find. Matthews first Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice and experience in that field gives him a firsthand view of what our justice system looks like with its flaws. He has used that information to aspire his writing in this book. The future setting of this story has also allowed him to show case his interest in future technology and his imagination as he works towards his Masters degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. Any reader will have a hard time putting this book down.