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    Drawing Down the Stars
    Drawing Down the Stars
    Drawing Down the Stars
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    Drawing Down the Stars

    By Amanda McCarter

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    Light years away from Earth, the last remnants of humanity struggle to survive. A cataclysm hundreds of years ago knocked the planet off course, throwing the small colony into an endless, frigid night. With no light to heat their world, mankind must rely on Starfire dancers, an ancient religious order sworn to protect humanity, to draw the light from a distant star to warm their cities.

    Aewit is just such a dancer. She’s loyal to her group, but when division among her people threatens to destroy everything she knows, which side will she choose?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmanda McCarter
    Release dateMay 15, 2011
    ISBN9781458024718
    Drawing Down the Stars
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    Amanda McCarter

    Amanda lives in Tulsa, OK with her boyfriend. They share their living space with a cat and two snakes. When not dreaming of distant futures and far away lands, Amanda spends her time knitting, reading, and playing video games.

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      Drawing Down the Stars - Amanda McCarter

      Drawing Down the Stars

      by

      Amanda McCarter

      Published by Evil Panda Press at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 Amanda McCarter

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      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Drawing Down the Stars

      Aewit twisted her body with the long thrum of the strings and jerked her hips as the drums beat. A blue star came into view within the south window. Aewit bent her arms to encircle the light shining through the window. She held perfectly still, breathing with the beat of the music. Firelight danced over her pale skin. The frigid winter air chilled her to the bone.

      And then, a warmth spread across her body, and she could feel the crystals embedded in her flesh warming with the light of the star. The crystals had been specially grown before her birth to absorb the distant light for her. For Aewit and those like her.

      The crystals burned hot in her flesh. The circuits connecting them carried the heat with surprising efficiency to the rest of her body. Her head swam and her muscles gave. One of the musicians caught her before she hit the stone floor.

      Are you alright? he asked.

      She nodded. It hits hard at first.

      He thinned his lips. Can you stand?

      Of course, she said, we have to get moving. The ceremony grounds are a day's walk from here. You are the one to accompany me, yes?

      Yes, mistress, my name is Duna, Tunist acolyte.

      "You play well Duna, Tunist acolyte, as I would expect from one who plays for a Starfire Dancer. Please, call me Aewit. We have little time for formalities and our

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