Science Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Children of the Star trilogy, Book Two. Once Noren gained admission to the City where technology was hidden, he thought he had discovered how to make metal and Machines available to everyone and end the rule of the Scholars. But he soon learned it was not as simple as he had believed. Was it right to let people go on believing in the promises of a Prophecy that might not come true after all?This is the second book of the Children of the Star trilogy. It is preceded by This Star Shall Abide (issued in the UK under the title Heritage of the Star) and followed by The Doors of the Universe. These books were originally published in hardcover by Atheneum as Young Adult fiction, although unlike This Star Shall Abide, this one is rarely of interest to readers below high school age. In 2000 the entire trilogy was republished as adult science fiction in one volume under the title Children of the Star.The cover of this ebook edition was changed in 2015 without any change to the book itself.From the reviews:"Engdahl has carefully worked out the social structure and ecology of a scientific society that has been transferred to a planet without metals. What's more, she wrestles with deeply adult problems of an apparently meaningless universe and of a people's right to know facts that may destroy everything they hold dear." —Psychology Today"Introspective readers will identify with Noren and his doubts and sense of despair while the general science fiction buff will appreciate the further experiences of Noren within the credibly developed society on a planet unlike Earth." —Booklist"Offers depth and provocative ideas for the mature reader who wants more than just action." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"The well-developed characters will interest many young adolescents whose thoughts and questionings are similar to Noren's." —School Library Journal"In a tribute to the intelligence of teenagers the author asks some thought-provoking questions. . . . The ideas of power, heresy, self-knowledge, and acceptance are thoroughly examined in a book that is a testimony to the human spirit." —News-Gazette, Martinez CA.