(Known in the UK as Heritage of the Star)
This highly-acclaimed novel for teens has been unavailable separately from the trilogy for many years.
As it can be enjoyed by younger readers than the second and third books, it's now back to be discovered
by new generations of readers. Available at Amazon.com for $10.95, or signed copies can be ordered below
at a 20% discount with free shipping. Schools, libraries and booksellers can order at a 50% discount (plus shipping).
"Superior future fiction concerning the fate of an idealistic misfit, Noren, who rebels against his
highly repressive society. . . . The attention of mature sci-fi readers will be held by the skillful
writing and excellent plot and character development." --School Library Journal
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below in EPUB, MOBI, PDB, LDF and PDF formats for $3.99 each.
They are also available for Kindle at Amazon.com and for the Nook at Barnes & Noble,
as well as at many other retailers.
These novels were originally published by Atheneum as Young Adult fiction.
They were republished by Meisha Merlin in one volume as adult science fiction.
Meisha Merlin is now out of business, but a few copies of the print edition
are still available from Sylvia Engdahl.
"Wrestles with deeply adult problems..." Psychology Today won a Christopher Award for "affirmation of the highest values of the human spirit." "Haunts the reader long after it is finished." Journal of Reading
| Noren knew that his world was not as it should be--it was wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, could use metal tools and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the mysterious City, which he had always longed to enter. Above all, it was wrong for the Scholars to have sole power over the distribution of knowledge. The High Law imposed these restrictions and many others, though the Prophecy promised that someday knowledge and Machines would be available to everyone. Noren was a heretic. He
defied the High Law and had no faith in the Prophecy's fulfillment.
But the more he learned of the grim truth about his people's
deprivations, the less possible it seemed that their world could ever
be changed. It would take more drastic steps than anyone imagined to
restore their rightful heritage.
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