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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>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in -.5in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><strong><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#0000FF;font-family:'Times New Roman';">“Outrageous and irreverent, but always on target. Better than most of what passes as commentary in the daily press.” </span><em><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font size="3">—Donald Bird, professor and former chair, journalism, Long Island University</font></span></em></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#0000FF;font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#339966;font-family:'Times New Roman';">“Insightful, readable and tightly written.” </span><span style="color:#339966;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font size="3">—<em>R. Thomas Berner, professor emeritus and former journalism head, Penn State</em></font></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#993366;font-family:'Times New Roman';">“Walter Brasch is both refreshingly irreverent and irreverently fresh. Little escapes his attention. This is a book about the media, politics, government, war, political incorrectness, religion, the injustice system, the health industry and other corporations, Miss America and, yes, sex and beer. He ties these subjects together under a double-barreled heading of the foibles and strengths of American society. His approach is both biting criticism and healthy respect, both creative imagination and deep understanding. Most of all, <em>Sex and the Single Beer Can </em>is a plea for a better media and a better place in which to live. . . . Because it is broad in its scope, it’s also suitable for a variety of journalism/mass communication classes either as a primary or secondary text. It could add important perspectives to classes in ethics, media management, media economics, media and society, media criticism and a variety of other subjects of journalistic interest.” </span><font size="3"><span>—<em>Ralph Izard, former associate dean, Manship School of Journalism, Louisiana State University; professor emeritus and former director, Scripps School of Journalism, The Ohio University<br /></em></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;"><font color="#000000"><span>     </span><span> </span></font></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;color:#FF0000;font-family:'Times New Roman';">“Effective and powerful. In Dave Barryesque fashion, Brasch weaves sights, sounds, feelings, and attitudes into clever, playful, entertaining essays. Brasch provides an excellent guide for students trying to learn the art of writing. For a teacher, this collection offers models of tone, dialogue, description, narrative voice, and point of view.”—<em> Beverley Pitts, president, University of Indianapolis; forrmer provost and professor of journalism, Ball State University</em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><br /></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt -.25in;"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></p><p><br /> </p>