{"product_id":"9781622534340","title":"The Children of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“But what are we without dreams?”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2015 - Best Book in SCIENCE FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feathered Quill Book Award - Gold Medal: Science Fiction\/Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildhood 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Children of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e by David Litwack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvolved Publishing presents the multiple award-winning first book in \u003cem\u003eThe Seekers\u003c\/em\u003e. [DRM-Free]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks by David Litwack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Children of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e (The Seekers - Book 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Stuff of Stars\u003c\/em\u003e (The Seekers - Book 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Light of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e (The Seekers - Book 3) [Coming November 28, 2016]\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Daughter of the Sea and the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlong the Watchtower\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Great Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTwo Moons of Sera\u003c\/em\u003e by P.K. Tyler\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Silver Sphere\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael Dadich\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShroud of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e by Marlin Desault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Evolved Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061697790192,"sku":"9781622534340","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781622534340_p0.jpg?v=1763861719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781622534340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}