{"product_id":"book-hmre","title":"The Children of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thousand years ago the Darkness came-a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGOLD MEDAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feathered Quill Book Award - 2016 - Science Fiction\/Fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Summer 2015 - Best Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"But what are we without dreams?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace,\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003cstrong\u003eChildhood friends, Orah, Nathaniel, and Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYet they would also incur the Temple's wrath,\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\"A tightly executed first fantasy installment that champions the exploratory spirit.\" ~ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e the multiple award-winning first book in the extraordinary \"The Seekers\" series of dystopian sci-fi adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49408431325488,"sku":"BDhmre","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hmre-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773114524","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hmre","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}