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
Peter started learning Chinese at age 14 in 1970, out of interest in foreign languages. It turned out to be love at first sight. After finishing high school, he started studying Chinese and was selected to be one of the first Dutch exchange students to study a year in China in 1975. He had a diverse career after graduation, including teaching Dutch in China, teaching Chinese in Holland, selling food ingredients in China for a Dutch company, setting up his own consulting practice and then back to academia again. He obtained to PhDs along the line.
China is hot at the moment and numerous Westerners visit the country for shorter or longer periods. This book takes the reader back to the period of the Western pioneers in China. We were the first Westerners from 'capitalist' countries who staid in China for a longer period and had considerable interaction with Chinese citizens. In a way, we contributed to the period of economic and political reforms that started in 1979.
This book tells the story of a few European students in China in the final year of the Cultural Revolution period. The reader learns about China through their eyes, as they learned about that then secluded nation while the studied, looked around, and recreated European student life on alien campus.
