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The Cloud Seekers
Out of a world where nothing is known, emerges a story where everything is at stake.
Sometime around his sixteenth birthday, a Young man is called to a special occasion. Two Oldie people are to give him something precious; a name, the only name he has ever had. From now on, he will be known as Serge. But Serge is desperate to learn more; about who he is, where he came from? And what happened to the Others?
So begins The Cloud Seekers, a youthful adventure story of innocence and discovery that belies its immense significance.
As Serge begins to piece together the wires, Screens and Terminals broken and scattered around Town, he starts to uncover the truth about the world he lives in,
a world only he can put back together.
A world that may yet become our own.
Told with a disarming lightness and energy,
The Cloud Seekers is an enthralling, simple tale, full of hidden depth and meaning that makes us think long after the final words are finished. It is truly unique, a futuristic novel that is utterly of the moment.
Sometime around his sixteenth birthday, a Young man is called to a special occasion. Two Oldie people are to give him something precious; a name, the only name he has ever had. From now on, he will be known as Serge. But Serge is desperate to learn more; about who he is, where he came from? And what happened to the Others?
So begins The Cloud Seekers, a youthful adventure story of innocence and discovery that belies its immense significance.
As Serge begins to piece together the wires, Screens and Terminals broken and scattered around Town, he starts to uncover the truth about the world he lives in,
a world only he can put back together.
A world that may yet become our own.
Told with a disarming lightness and energy,
The Cloud Seekers is an enthralling, simple tale, full of hidden depth and meaning that makes us think long after the final words are finished. It is truly unique, a futuristic novel that is utterly of the moment.
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Published March 6, 2017
About the author
M.J. Walker
3 books11 followersAs a novelist and fiction writer, MJ Walker enjoys blending science and rationalism, with imagination and a hint of magical realism, creating stories for curious young and older adults alike.
He has worked for almost two decades as a senior editor at the influential New Scientist magazine and the globally-renowned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
He is currently editor of BBC Earth, winner of the 2015 People's Voice Webby Award for the best science website on the Internet, the 2016 Webby Award for Best Use of Photography & Graphics on Social Media, and the 2016 Lovie Award for Best Use of Photography, and further Webby Award Honouree mentions.
MJ Walker lives in the city of Bristol, in southwest England, in the UK, with his wife, newborn son, and a boisterous Old English sheepdog.
He has worked for almost two decades as a senior editor at the influential New Scientist magazine and the globally-renowned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
He is currently editor of BBC Earth, winner of the 2015 People's Voice Webby Award for the best science website on the Internet, the 2016 Webby Award for Best Use of Photography & Graphics on Social Media, and the 2016 Lovie Award for Best Use of Photography, and further Webby Award Honouree mentions.
MJ Walker lives in the city of Bristol, in southwest England, in the UK, with his wife, newborn son, and a boisterous Old English sheepdog.
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