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Ana Franco

Ana Franco

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Ana Franco was born on a small town on the interior of São Paulo, Brazil, and still lives there with her family. She is known as a blogger under the name of 'Ana the Bookworm' and her Young Adult novel, 'Down The Wormhole', is her first take on writing in English. Ana attends to college of Literature and Teaching in her country as well as she has taken courses in areas of Children's Literature, Literature in schools, influences of the world wars at the world's cultures and in writing for a global market. Ana also works as the Editor of Fantasy, SciFi and Paranormal for French Press Bookworks and Pen Name Publishing.

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

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<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>

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What do you do when you are in your break for lunch and just finished reading a fanfic with fairytale characters in orphanages? You created your own version of it, of course!

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<h2 style="line-height:1.3;padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px;font-size:21px;"> </h2> <div class="content" style="margin:.5em 0px 0em 25px;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> <div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;"> <ul style="margin:1.12em 0px 1.12em 20px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><b>&quot;Debut YA fantasy à la Rick Riordan's <i>Percy Jackson</i> series.&quot;</b> - Kirkus Reviews</li> </ul><div> </div> <ul style="margin:1.12em 0px 1.12em 20px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><b>&quot;An appropriate play on the rabbit-hole familiar to fans of Lewis Carroll's <i>Alice in Wonderland</i>.&quot;</b> - Ricky L. Brown, <i>Amazing Stories Mag</i></li> </ul><ul style="margin:1.12em 0px 1.12em 20px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><b>&quot;There is magic, Celtic, Egyptian &amp; Nordic Mythology, and Gods of each. The blend of these three cultures and their Gods makes the story unique and fascinating.&quot; - </b>Juniper Grove</li> </ul><div> </div> <ul style="margin:1.12em 0px 1.12em 20px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><b>&quot;</b><b>It's an entertaining tale with magic, mischief and romance.</b><b>&quot;</b><i> -</i> Gemma Thompson, author of <i>The British Book of Social Media Marketing</i></li> </ul></div> </div>