Children of the Sun

by Brian W. Peterson

David Steele was a planner: he knew where he was headed for college; how his Major League Baseball career would proceed; and that his best friend, Johnny Young, would accompany him on this grand journey. Then the spaceship came. David's life was thrown into turmoil. He did not know that he was supposed to leave with it; that he was from their planet; that he was their prince, hidden on Earth as a toddler to protect him from murderous rebels. Best friend Johnny Young and his father knew everything...except the identity of the grown prince, whom Johnny's father had been tasked to kill. When the spaceship came, David turned to his best friend to help him through such a bewildering time. That was his first mistake. Children of the Sun is the story of friendship, loyalty, destiny, and treachery. It is the story of two best friends whose lives will be forever changed by the return of spaceships to the Indiana countryside. What would you do if your best friend's destiny was to kill you?

290 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2015

About the author

Brian W. Peterson was born and raised in Missouri and now resides in Kansas with his wife, Mindy.

His overactive imagination led to a fascination with writing. Throughout his childhood, he would imagine bad and weird things happening to him and those around him, then he would write down the best ideas, which later served as story ideas. His first novel, the sci-fi adventure "Children of the Sun," reflects that imagination.

Because of his intense dreams, the psychological thriller "Dead Dreams" came to life. His third novel, "Wager of Death," reflects his fascination with having characters who mentally and emotionally spiral out of control due to fear, paranoia, or severe stress.

For his fourth novel, Paper Doll, published in late July 2021, Brian's Scandinavian heritage comes to the fore. The novel is a true story--creative non-fiction--about his grandfather and two uncles coming of age during the Great Depression and World War II.

You can contact Brian on Twitter: @WrittenByBWP, or on Facebook: /WrittenByBWP.

Reviews

[Matt Mcbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It had an interesting story development and interactions between the main characters. Look forward to reading the authors other books!

[Jason Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book more. But, it felt too rushed to be printed that errors littered the book and situations were repeated over and over again. Have you ever noticed how in a lot of Tom Cruise movies, he does a lot of running towards the camera? The lead character, David, does a lot of running from his home. I understand why he went back to his home as many times as he did, it just seemed like a lot. Also, the author misspelled “adrenaline”. It was repeatedly spelled “Adrenalin” and if that was the word that he wanted to use, should have been capitalized and wasn’t, but I’m sure the former spelling was what was meant. I did enjoy the climax of the book, however.

[Arlene Strass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Centuries of civil war, a sleepy old Midwestern farm town and baseball. Two best friends on and off the baseball field being chased by nerdy, 'we just want to ride on spaceship with you', neighbors. Loved the description a of the beautiful night sky and everyday life in a small town.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exceptional book!

[Matthew Filipek · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a good first introduction to this writer. the pace was good and the characters flushed out.