Author: David Litwack
Genre: Speculative Literary Fiction
Publication Date: May 19th 2014 by Evolved Publishing
Plot: After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light-two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean.
Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their youth, until fate sent them down different paths. Grief and duty sidetracked Helena's plans, and Jason came to detest the hollowness of his ambitions.
These two damaged souls are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena's home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky. A new and perilous purpose binds Jason and Helena together again, as they vow to protect the lost innocent from the wrath of the authorities, no matter the risk to their future and freedom.
But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever... and perhaps their world as well.
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
☆ I received an ARC via Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ☆
Amazing and inquisitive plot craftsmanship!
Normally, I don’t stray to this particular book genre, but The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky ’s synopsis just called to me and intrigued me so I made an exception.
Luckily for me, it was compelling and just very different from all that I’ve ever read. The theologies of it were mind gripping and very thought provoking.
I’ve never read such an out of the box read before. And I’m glad that I did!
Author David Litwack, delivers a powerful message of knowledge and wisdom as readers are introduced to themes interwoven with subjects of faith, fact, spirit, and reason that will give you a different perspective on things.
#An AWESOME novel that I HIGHLY SUGGEST everyone who has not, to pick up and read!
☆ I received an ARC via Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ☆
Amazing and inquisitive plot craftsmanship!
Normally, I don’t stray to this particular book genre, but The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky ’s synopsis just called to me and intrigued me so I made an exception.
Luckily for me, it was compelling and just very different from all that I’ve ever read. The theologies of it were mind gripping and very thought provoking.
I’ve never read such an out of the box read before. And I’m glad that I did!
Author David Litwack, delivers a powerful message of knowledge and wisdom as readers are introduced to themes interwoven with subjects of faith, fact, spirit, and reason that will give you a different perspective on things.
#An AWESOME novel that I HIGHLY SUGGEST everyone who has not, to pick up and read!
My Rating:
-Overall : 8.5
-Plot : 8
-Writing : 8
-Characters : 8
-Cover : 8.5
☆✮ Excerpt ✮☆
THE GIRL FROM THE BLESSED LANDS
Jason
offered his bottle, but the girl shied away. Helena cradled the child’s head and tilted her chin while he trickled a few
drops into her mouth.
The girl licked her cracked lips and opened for more. After
she’d drunk her fill, she turned to Helena. Her eyes grabbed and held. “The
dream,” she said. “It’s true. I can see it in your eyes.”
Helena felt a sudden urge to distract the girl, to disrupt
that penetrating gaze. “Who are you?”
The girl ignored the question, instead resting her hand on
Jason’s forearm.
His muscles twitched as if he were unsure whether to linger
or jerk away.
“Your arm is hot,” she said.
“That’s because I’ve been running.”
The girl’s ocean-blue eyes opened wider. “From what?”
He withdrew his arm and flexed his fingers. “Are you from
the Blessed Lands?”
The girl nodded.
“Why would you make such a dangerous voyage alone in such a
small boat?”
“I was in no danger,” she said.
He waved a hand at the flotsam, still surging in the tide.
“But your boat’s destroyed, and it took us to save you.”
“Yes, I suppose.” She looked back out to sea as if expecting
to find her boat still afloat. “Then I thank Lord Kanakunai for sparing me and
delivering me to kind people who would help.”
“But who are you?” Helena said more insistently.
The girl motioned for more to drink, this time grasping the
bottle with both hands and emptying it. When she finished, she sat up and
lifted her chin like royalty. “I am Kailani, the daughter of the sea and the
sky.”
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☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
The urge to write first struck when working on a newsletter at a youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by 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 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.
He's published three novels so far in this new stage of his life: There Comes a Prophet, Along the Watchtower, and the recently released The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.
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.
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