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On the rocky island of Anacrea, in a garden within the great castle-monastery called the Nom, lives the All and Only, the god who made all things. He is protected by an elite band of fighter monks. These are the Nomana, the Noble Warriors.Seeker, who lives on the island, is now sixteen, at last old enough to follow his brother into the ranks of the Nomana.Far away, Morning Star, also just sixteen, is leaving home to achieve her lifelong wish to join the Nomana.And when a beautiful, violent river bandit known as the Wildman finds himself helpless before two Nomana, he, too, is determined to become a Noble Warrior.But these are dangerous times. Secret enemies have sworn to destroy Anacrea, and in the imperial city of Radiance, where human sacrifices are thrown to their deaths every evening, elaborate plans to attack the Nom are in place. Soon, in a shocking turn of events, Seeker, Morning Star, and the Wildman are caught up in a bloody and harrowing race to save the god of the Nomana – and themselves – from destruction.
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"'a timeless piece of storytelling'. TES wrote: 'an original, inventive story, cleverly plotted and full of interesting characters.' The Bookseller said: 'Seeker (is) an elegantly written story set in a distant past but with everything to say to today's readers.' The Daily Telegraph said '...an engrossing and thoughtful adventure story that held my attention from beginning to end.' 'A triumph' writes the Times, 'an epic saga' Daily Mail, 'thundering adventure and purposeful fantasy' Guardian."
About the Author:
His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story, both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award. In 1988 he received the Royal Television Society's Writer's Award. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands, was Evening Standard Best Play of 1990, and went on to a Tony-award winning run on Broadway. He was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of the film version. Since then he has written more films - Sarafina, Nell, First Knight, Grey Owl, and Gladiator (as co-writer), for which he received a second Oscar nomination. He has written and directed his own film, Firelight; and three further stage plays, Map of the Heart, Katherine Howard and The Retreat from Moscow. His novel for older children, The Wind Singer, won the Smarties Prize in 2000, it was also short-listed for the Blue Peter Award 2001. Its sequel, Slaves of the Mastery, was published in May 2001. The first book of his new trilogy Seeker was published in 2005 and received wide acclaim.
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1423318366
- ISBN 13 9781423318361
- BindingMP3 CD
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