The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)
Description
<p>New from the author of the multiple award-winning fantasy saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Book in the Category of FANTASY</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Children of Darkness</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>[Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion]</strong></h2><p><em>“But what are we without dreams?”</em></p><p>A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant. But the vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with “temple magic,” and by eliminating forever the rush of progress that nearly caused the destruction of everything.</p><p>Childhood friends, Orah and Nathaniel, have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When their friend Thomas returns from the Temple after his “teaching”—the secret coming-of-age ritual that binds young men and women eternally to the Light—they barely recognize the broken and brooding young man the boy has become. Then when Orah is summoned as well, Nathaniel follows in a foolhardy attempt to save her.</p><p>In the prisons of Temple City, they discover a terrible secret that launches the three on a journey to find the forbidden keep, placing their lives in jeopardy, for a truth from the past awaits that threatens the foundation of the Temple. If they reveal that truth, they might once again release the potential of their people.</p><p>Yet they would also incur the Temple’s wrath as it is written: “If there comes among you a prophet saying, ‘Let us return to the darkness,’ you shall stone him, because he has sought to thrust you away from the Light.”</p><p><strong>Be sure to read the second book in this series, <em>The Stuff of Stars</em>, due to release November 30, 2015. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></strong></p>
Story Behind The Book
A folly glimpsed while lost in the woods
Big Brother in your hand – the Pebble phone
Little Switzerland – the Surrey Hills
Science fiction origins: 10 questions with Chele Cooke
The Surrey connection, literary ancestors and horses – essay for book clubs
The Undercover Soundtrack – music that made Lifeform Three
http://www.lifeformthree.com/origins
Reviews
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<li class="page_item page-item-100"><a href="http://lifeformthree.com/press-reviews/reviews/in-the-great-tradition-of-atwood-and-bradbury-highly-recommended/">‘In the great tradition of Atwood and Bradbury – highly recommended’</a></li>
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<li class="page_item page-item-163"><a href="http://lifeformthree.com/press-reviews/reviews/really-stole-my-heart-if-you-believe-literary-fiction-is-boring-read-this/">‘Really stole my heart… if you believe literary fiction is boring, read this’</a></li>
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<li class="page_item page-item-110"><a href="http://lifeformthree.com/press-reviews/reviews/reminds-us-of-what-makes-us-human-very-touching/">‘Reminds us of what makes us human – very touching’</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-130"><a href="http://lifeformthree.com/press-reviews/reviews/sf-in-the-purest-sense-the-thoughtful-application-of-an-idea/">‘SF in the purest sense – the thoughtful application of an idea’</a></li>
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<li class="page_item page-item-97"><a href="http://lifeformthree.com/press-reviews/reviews/thought-provoking-and-highly-readable/">‘Thought provoking and highly readable’</a></li>
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