The Lost Art

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Random House Children's Books, Jun 14, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 521 pages
A MILLENNIUM AFTER the formidable war machines of the User cultures devoured entire civilizations and rewrote planetary geography, Earth is in the grip of a perpetual Dark Age. Scientific endeavor is strongly discouraged, while remnant technology is locked away—hidden by a Church determined to prevent a new Armageddon.
This is the world to which Benzamir Michael Mahmood must return. A descendant of the tribes who fled the planet during those ages old wars, he comes in pursuit of enemies from the far reaches of space. The technology he brings is wondrous beyond the imaginings of those he will meet, but can its potency match that of the Church’s most closely guarded treasure?
For centuries it has lain dormant, but it is about to be unearthed, and the powers that will be unleashed may be beyond anyone’s capacity to control. Even a man as extraordinary as Benzamir . . .


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Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
15
Section 3
26
Section 4
37
Section 5
49
Section 6
61
Section 7
73
Section 8
84
Section 23
285
Section 24
297
Section 25
309
Section 26
320
Section 27
331
Section 28
353
Section 29
364
Section 30
375

Section 9
95
Section 10
107
Section 11
120
Section 12
145
Section 13
168
Section 14
179
Section 15
186
Section 16
203
Section 17
214
Section 18
226
Section 19
237
Section 20
249
Section 21
261
Section 22
273
Section 31
387
Section 32
402
Section 33
413
Section 34
424
Section 35
432
Section 36
442
Section 37
451
Section 38
463
Section 39
472
Section 40
488
Section 41
502
Section 42
513
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About the author (2011)

Dr. Simon Morden is a bona fide rocket scientist, having degrees in geology and planetary geophysics. He’s also the author of a number of short stories blending science fiction, fantasy and horror. The Lost Art is his first novel for children. He lives in England.

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