The Children of Darkness (1) - Softcover

Litwack, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1622534344 ISBN 13: 9781622534340

Publisher: Evolved Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction
WINNER: Feathered Quill Book Award - Gold Medal: Science Fiction/Fantasy

But what are we without dreams?”

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.

Childhood friends, Orah, Nathaniel, and Thomas have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When they're cast into 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.

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.”

"The plot unfolds easily, swiftly, and never lets the readers' attention wane... After reading this one, it will be a real hardship to have to wait to see what happens next." ~ Feathered Quill Book Reviews (Awarded "The Children of Darkness" the Gold Medal in Science Fiction & Fantasy)

"A tightly executed first fantasy installment that champions the exploratory spirit." ~ Kirkus Reviews

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the multiple award-winning first book in the extraordinary "The Seekers" series of dystopian sci-fi adventures.

BOOKS BY DAVID LITWACK:

• The Children of Darkness (The Seekers - Book 1)
• The Stuff of Stars (The Seekers - Book 2)
• The Light of Reason (The Seekers - Book 3)
• The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky
• Along the Watchtower
• The Time That's Given

MORE GREAT SCI-FI FROM EVOLVED PUBLISHING:

• The "Red Death" Series by Jeff Altabef
• Two Moons of Sera by P.K. Tyler
• The Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich
• The "Panhelion Chronicles" Series by Marlin Desault

 

About this title

From the Author

What if all you have been taught as good and right turns out to be the hand of darkness that has been holding you down?


The Children of Darkness is about a society devoid of technology, the result of an overreaction to a distant past where progress had overtaken humanity and led to social collapse. The solution--an enforced return to a simpler time. But it's also a coming of age story, a tale of three friends and their loyalty to each other as they struggle to confront a world gone awry. Each searches for the courage to fight the limits imposed by their leaders, along the way discovering their unique talents and purpose in life.

About the Author

AUTHOR: The urge to write first struck at age sixteen when working on a newsletter at a youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the wild night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by the northern lights rippling after dark. Or maybe it was the newsletter's editor, a girl with eyes the color of the ocean. But he was inspired to write about the blurry line between reality and the fantastic. Using two fingers and lots of white-out, he religiously typed five pages a day throughout college and well into his twenties. Then life intervened. He paused to raise two sons and pursue a career, in the process -- and without prior plan -- becoming a well-known entrepreneur in the software industry, founding several successful companies. When he found time again to daydream, the urge to write returned. David and his wife split their time between Cape Cod, Florida and anywhere else that catches their fancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every keystroke for the invention of the word processor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Evolved Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1622534344
• ISBN 13: 9781622534340
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Diamond Lane, Allen John Anthony