The First Star To Fall

by Diana Peterfreund

Series: For Darkness Shows the Stars (1.5)

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In this short story, discover how it all began... New Pacifica was designed to be a tropical paradise, a refuge for humanity filled with natural wonders and technological marvels. A place of perfect peace where "war" was only a world out of history... or so the privileged teen Persis Blake was always taught. But then comes the revolution and the death of a queen, and suddenly it's no longer enough for Persis to trust the words of her parents, the lessons of her teachers, and the decrees of the men in power. One terrible night, Persis witnesses the truth: there are those who will stop at nothing to destroy her world... but is there anyone who can save it? THE FIRST STAR TO FALL -- a prequel short story to ACROSS A STAR-SWEPT SEA.… (more)

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Mmmmmmmm. I'm so, so, so, so looking forward to where this goes and having a brand new, utterly reimagined Pimpernel. I love the governments, classes, and characters we've laid out so far. I love how the foreshadowing of the main country is put right up the glass of the violent revolution in the other, both on tv at a party and up close in the second half.

I love who we are discovering our characters are. I love the choices made right at the end of the novel. I, seriously, can not wait to have this show up ready to be bought so I can dive into this series, too. (

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wanderlustlover | Dec 27, 2022 |

This is a prequel to Across a Star Swept Sea and shows why Persis is motivated to create a team to save the nobility across the sea. It's not necessary to understand the full story but adds some interesting history to their characters. (

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readr | Apr 16, 2014 |

This is a short prequel to Diana Peterfreund's 'Across a Star Swept Sea' & introduces us to main character Persis Blake. It also continues the story of The Reduction & this time it's being done to people on purpose. This is a good set up for more social commentary & I hope, more scientific explanation of The Reduction. I'd recommend this one for those who are into the series already & are ready to forge on to the next full length novel in the series. (

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They were very proud of the fact that they hadn’t killed the queen.

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In this short story, discover how it all began... New Pacifica was designed to be a tropical paradise, a refuge for humanity filled with natural wonders and technological marvels. A place of perfect peace where "war" was only a world out of history... or so the privileged teen Persis Blake was always taught. But then comes the revolution and the death of a queen, and suddenly it's no longer enough for Persis to trust the words of her parents, the lessons of her teachers, and the decrees of the men in power. One terrible night, Persis witnesses the truth: there are those who will stop at nothing to destroy her world... but is there anyone who can save it? THE FIRST STAR TO FALL -- a prequel short story to ACROSS A STAR-SWEPT SEA.

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