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The Stuff of Stars (The Seekers Book 2) by [David Litwack, Lane Diamond, John Anthony Allen]

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If the Seekers fail this time, they risk not a stoning, but losing themselves in the twilight of a never-ending dream.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction
WINNER: Feathered Quill Book Award - Gold Medal: Science Fiction/Fantasy
WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards - Silver Medal - Young Adult Sci-Fi

“But what are we without dreams?”

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.

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.

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. The cost of failure: unimaginable.

Kirkus Reviews: "In this YA sci-fi sequel, Litwack pushes his characters into new physical, mental, and emotional realms as they encounter an unusual, tech-based society. A grand, revelatory saga that continues to unfold."

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the multiple award-winning second book in the extraordinary "The Seekers" series of dystopian sci-fi adventures. [DRM-Free]

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

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28 November 2015
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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. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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"The Stuff of Stars is the second book in David Litwacks The Seekers series, and it's as unique, unpredictable and well-written as the first book. ... These are not light books; the mood is dark in this well-rendered and somewhat dour fantasy world, and yet I never once wanted to put the book down. The story kept me highly engaged and the prose was a delight to read. The overriding theme is the conflict between those who see technology as a god and those who see it as a demon. The author shows that the truth is in neither of the extremes." Awesome Indies Reviews --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B016QE598Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Evolved Publishing LLC; 1st edition (28 November 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages

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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 now lives in Seattle, Cape Cod, Florida, and anywhere else that catches hisfancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every keystroke for the invention of the word processor.

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Fantastic story, well paced

Reviewed in Canada on 14 August 2019

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Fantastic story, well paced

James226

Really good

Reviewed in the United States on 26 April 2019

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This is a great sequel to the first book, The Children of Darkness. Though I will say I liked the first one a lot more. This is a decent sequel. The writing is good and the characters are good. One character, a "fanatic", without spoiling anything, his story was really easy to figure out. The wrote it very obviously that as soon as they mentioned one thing I put two and two together and figured out why he was the way he was. The main characters couldn't figure it out until close to the end which irked me a little as they had all the information I had. I think it was meant to be a big reveal but wasn't. As he was a minor character this wasn't too much a negative and the overall book was very good. This world is amazing. You feel for the characters and while predictable, is still fun to read and gets you thinking. This one, to me, just got a little too preachy. Or just kept hitting you over the head with "what does it mean to be alive" over and over again. So for that and the one character I will take away one star but the book is still worth reading if you enjoyed the first one. And this one also leaves off on a huge cliffhanger.

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Reviewed in the United States on 19 April 2016

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This is the second book in what looks to be at least a trilogy.

Many generations ago man all but destroyed the land and each other. Now the village of Little Pond is controlled by Vicars and Deacons who preach the evil of machines, but hide and keep a few of the more useful bits. Teenagers Thomas, Orah, and Nathaniel had left their village confident that somewhere is a collection of knowledge that will explain what happened.

This book picks up immediately from the first; Orah and Nathaniel crashing their boat on land across the ocean. They discover the people of this new land are as equally divided - those studying how to keep their highly technical life running, and those trying to learn how to live off the land. Covetted by both groups, Orah and Nathaniel try to help both sides, even as there is betrayal within the groups. Reluctantly informed of people called "dreamers," the question asked by everyone is if those people are alive, dead or somewhere in between.

Geared more towards young adults and teenagers, the stories are simply, but effectively, told. While the Vicars and Deacons have unusual ideas of punishment for infractions that could lead to "the darkness" returning, the worst punishment is not likely to give the modern reader trouble. There is no great evil or soaring goodness, but rather shadows of what could be much worse in an adult-oriented book.

The characters of Orah and Nathaniel are not especially delineated; too simply drawn for main characters. It's hard to tell even what age they are. Either they're older than I thought and not particularly bright, or younger than I thought and precocious. Sometimes they're enthralled with learning as much as they can, and others they are dismayed and defeated by trying to learn something new. Both characters shine when they are instructing the "greenies" in skills like recognizing what is edible and how make their own clothes, but crossing an ocean is a long way to come teach basket weaving.

All the characters have a role to play and all are easily recognizable: the damaged character, the oppressive character, the plucky one, the angry one, and so on. We aren't given much background on these other characters, and major life changing events are glossed over. The general trope of children saving the world stretches a bit, but I was pleased to see that not everything the children set in motion continues.

That being said, the story is appealing. Characters move briskly through the plot and action scenes are brief and rapidly settled. An easy read with a bit of a different slant on the typical dystopian story. The book ends cleanly, and while it's obviously set up to continue in the next volume, there is no cliffhanger or abrupt conclusion. Through the story it's intimated that things back in Little Pond are not going as well as hoped, so there is room for greater conflict in the next volume.

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Orah and Nathaniel seek the truth overseas, exquisite and stunning language and prose – Sequel rivals the original

Reviewed in the United States on 10 December 2016

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In this sequel to the Children of Darkness, Orah and Nathaniel continue their journey as seekers. The language and prose of this book is just as beautiful as the first, making this as easy to read as the first. The words just flow off the page effortlessly, it is such a pleasure to read.
Orah and Nathaniel have set off overseas in this adventure, looking for help for those beyond their shores. They have changed their own land, having changed how the vicars operate. No more teachings, the Keep has been opened to all, and people have finally had their minds opened to technology. But things are not working as fast as they should, the Vicars are starting to push the old ways again, and people are not learning as fast as they should. Technology has not been re-learnt, new inventions have not come into the land, in fact, the old ones have not much returned either, even with the help of the Keep. So Orah and Nathaniel set off to find those that can help across the see, and this is where this book really starts off. Orah and Nathaniel wake up on the other side of the world, their ship having been ship wrecked on the coast.
It is here that Orah and Nathaniel find out what happened to those that left and crossed the sea a 1000yrs before.
Litwack covers some interesting territory here, using Orah and Nathaniel to cover a variety of different topics such as the morality of AI, human interfaces with machines (as in transference of minds with machines) and how far we can go, the true meaning of ascendance, love and hate, as well as loss. He covers all of them with such exquisite language and dialogue, bringing such feeling to the story that you find yourself becoming so enamoured and engrossed.
This is a fascinating story of a search for knowledge, of two people trying to not only save themselves, but save the future of their community, their people, and possibly humanity. Of two people trying to seek knowledge of the old ways and learn of technology. In the first book, they had to battle against the Vicars to succeed, finally reaching their goals. In this one, they will face new challenges, some just as difficult, some greater than those they faced against the Vicars.
Throughout all of it though, there is the love that they have for each other, that keeps them strong, keeps them going, gives them the strength to face any challenge. Litwack writes so beautifully of the feelings they have for each other and the power it brings them. You can feel the love come through the pages as you read it.
If you read the first, you must read the second, and if you haven’t yet read this series, it is a must for any who are fans of works such as Wyndham’s the Chrysalids, The Tripods series, the Hunger Games and many others. Litwack’s writing is far superior in a lot of ways to a lot of other works, with his stunning language and prose, skilful dialogue, bringing his characters to life. This is not something to be missed.

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Hammer75

A great story of friendship and purpose

Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2017

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I very much enjoyed reading “There Comes a Prophet” almost 5 years ago and was delighted to learn that it had been transformed into a trilogy. Orah, Nathaniel, and Thomas were very interesting characters and so was their dystopian world, where everyday life was simple and any technology was tightly controlled by the vicars of the Temple of Light.
The sequel starts off with Orah and Nathaniel having successfully completed their long voyage across the ocean to seek and learn from their ancient ancestors. They encounter a split society, one group oriented towards technology and one with a fear of progress. Not only are they seeking knowledge to help their homeland, but they are in need of help in building a replacement for their shipwrecked boat. However, it seems that their first task is to heal this fragmented society, half a world away from their homeland. The character development is excellent and the themes of love, friendship, loyalty and courage work well with the technological and moral challenges that society faces in its evolution. I particularly like the story being told through Orah.
Mr. Litwack paints each scene vividly and the storytelling is engaging, making it hard to put this book down. I truly enjoyed these first two books in the trilogy and I’m sure that Orah and Nathaniel will overcome more challenges in the third book, reinforcing the core theme of working towards a better world that all of humankind so needs. A great story for readers having a broad range of ages and interests.

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