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Daniel J. Atkins

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Born

in Sonora, The United States

Website

https://www.lightseekerseries.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Children's, Fiction

Influences

Andrew Peterson, CS Lewis, Bill Peet,

Member Since

October 2024

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Daniel lives in his hometown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada’s, with his wife Amanda and four kids. He has always loved writing. Some of the inspiration for this stories comes from childhood adventures spent crawling through abandoned gold mines and caves with his brothers. Daniel is a high school teacher and leads worship at his church. He loves playing music and singing songs, having extended conversations about the origins of idioms, snowboarding and backpacking, jumping off rocks into rivers, sleeping in hammocks, sipping on a good cup of coffee, and spending time with his favorite people.

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Average rating: 4.50 · 19 ratings · 15 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1)
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Daniel J. Atkins (Goodreads Author),

Aedan Peterson (Illustrator)

4.50 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions

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Daniel Atkins made a comment on Kathryn Mcilwraith’s review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1) " Thank you for the great review! So glad you enjoyed it:) You will be pleased to know book II is done and I am in the final editing stage. I think you ...more "
Oct 03, 2026 08:26PM · see review
Daniel Atkins liked Kathryn Mcilwraith's review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1): "Fin and Sky have always lived underground. For their entire lives, they have been surrounded by stalagmites and dirt, and their only aim has been to collect glowstones for the community. But when Sky decides to find out what really happened to her par" Read more of this review »
Oct 03, 2026 08:25PM · see review
Daniel Atkins made a comment on Luminous Reads’s review of Out of Darkness " Thanks for the honest and thorough review! Book II is in the editing stages:) I think it turned out great and am looking forward to hearing what you t ...more "
Oct 03, 2026 08:25PM · see review
Daniel Atkins made a comment on Sam (The Favorites Shelf)’s review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1) " Hey Sam- Thanks for the thoughtful and thorough review! So glad you enjoyed it! Book II is nearly done:) "
Oct 03, 2026 08:24PM · see review
Daniel Atkins made a comment on Sydney Beth’s review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1) " Hey Sydney- Thanks for your thorough review! I really like how you break down your book thoughts:) Super helpful. Book II is done and I am editing and ...more "
Oct 03, 2026 08:23PM · see review
Daniel Atkins made a comment on Kristi Drillien’s review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1) " Hey Kristi- Thanks for the honest and thorough review!:) I can see you have a great eye for detail and if you are interested in an advanced copy of bo ...more "
Oct 03, 2026 08:21PM · see review
Daniel Atkins is now following Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls) and Alison (readinginazaleawoods)
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Daniel Atkins and 1 other person liked Max Kohl's review of Out of Darkness (The Lightseekers, #1): "Action, adventure, unique creatures, in depth (pun intended) world building, beautiful illustrations, and many mysteries (forgotten)! Whether you're a young stone hunter looking for a new adventure, or a 30 year old man looking for escape from the mo" Read more of this review »
Mar 19, 2026 01:01PM · see review