Seeker of Stars

By Susan Fish

Book Overview

As a boy, Melchior is fascinated by stars but has rigid obligations to apprentice with his rug-making father. When his life is radically changed, he is propelled onto a new path full of danger and glory in pursuit of a special star. The journey leads Melchior to reflect on life and death, dreams and duty, and to find unusual reconciliation within his family and with the God he never knew he sought. Destined to become a classic, Seeker of Stars offers a fresh retelling of the story of the magi, and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143470727X
• ISBN13: 9781434707277
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A story of beauty and longing... 5 STARS

Susan Fish's book "Seeker of Stars" is a story of beauty and desire, of quest and longing. This story tells of the love affair between Melchi, an ancient Near Eastern boy, and the bright stars in the vastness of the ancient night sky. "Seeker of Stars", like many great works of literature, is at once both immanent and transcendent. On one level, it tells the life story of Melchi, a charming and sympathetic character. But "Seeker of Stars" is also deeply existential, probing for the source of the desires that move us all and leave us unsettled and unsatiated, longing for something more. As Melchi grows to manhood, his love of the stars leads to the redemption of his love and life, and finally to his finding the transcendant source of his longing, and the object of his quest in the starry sky.