John Trubon

John Trubon

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I am a semi retired engineer who has lived and worked on four continents.
I have written many techinical articles and edited papers for university professors to get them published.
I enjoy writing but prefer to write about things I know. This story is based on fact and is virtually my life story. I was urged to write this by friends and associates because my life has been turbulent, interesting and varied but, in the end, not lucrative

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

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<p>This second book in <em>The Seekers</em> dystopian series continues the story started in the critically-acclaimed <em>The Children of Darkness</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2015 - Best Book in the Category of SCIENCE FICTION</strong>, and winner of the <strong>Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the second book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><em style="font-size:13px;line-height:1.6em;">“But what are we without dreams?”</em></h2><p>Against all odds, Orah and Nathaniel have found the keep and revealed the truth about the darkness, initiating what they hoped would be a new age of enlightenment. But the people were more set in their ways than anticipated, and a faction of vicars whispered in their ears, urging a return to traditional ways.</p><p>Desperate to keep their movement alive, Orah and Nathaniel cross the ocean to seek the living descendants of the keepmasters’ kin. Those they find on the distant shore are both more and less advanced than expected.</p><p>The seekers become caught between the two sides, and face the challenge of bringing them together to make a better world. The prize: a chance to bring home miracles and a more promising future for their people. But if they fail this time, they risk not a stoning but losing themselves in the twilight of a never-ending dream.</p><p><strong>Be sure to start with the first book in this series, the multiple award-winning <em>The Children of Darkness</em>. 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

An Englishman born just after the Great Depression has the misfortune to grow up in the normal state of poverty for that time as the world goes into the Second World War. These experiences shape his perspective as he survives the war and a very disrupted education then soon afterwards is conscripted into the RAF. after a short stint of working down a Coal Mine as directed labor. His experiences in the service were a mixture of farce and folly. He was sent to Germany by the RAF and returned later as a civilian to work with the Americans. He has a mixture of careers, travells extensively, survives three bad marriages, makes a fortune and is robbed in the final Divorce by fraudulent documents and what he had left was taken by a so called friend who also defrauded him. The subject is however a survivor and does finally find some peace.

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