Eric V Swearingen: "Children of Starlight"

Name: Eric V Swearingen: "Children of Starlight"
Start: 2026-04-14T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-14T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Lakeview Branch Library

Schedule

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Lakeview Branch Library | Peoria, IL

This month we will be reading "Children of Starlight" by Eric V. Swearingen. There will be a Q&A with the author as well as book signing and pictures.
Upon the charred remains of a world, a spark of remembrance...
Centuries ago, a war between zealous men wielding the powers of their gods pushed the world to the precipice of extinction. There, in a gridlock of mutually assured destruction, the last of these sorcerers decided the fate of humanity. Together, they rid the world of themselves, and their powers. Humanity survived; cities were rebuilt; history was rewritten, and the magic of the old days was lost to obscurity.
Now, the secrets of the past are once again coming to light as a darkness looms over the new world. A novice inspector investigates a brutal murder; a noble of the high court discovers a strange conspiracy within his own government; a desperate addict finds himself caught up in the most dangerous gig of his life and a young woman risks her life to infiltrate a strange cult to protect her family. Together, this unlikely group of heroes must save the world from an ancient evil, but first they must overcome their own evils.