Description An omnibus edition containing the Complete Trilogy This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star), Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe.
Although these three novels were originally published in hardcover as Young Adult books, the second and third are primarily of interest to older teens and adults; the omnibus editions have therefore been issued as adult science fiction..
It would take more drastic steps than anyone imagined to restore their rightful heritage.
But the more he learned of the grim truth about his people\'s deprivations, the less possible it seemed that their world could ever be changed.
He defied the High Law and had no faith in the Prophecy\'s fulfillment.
Noren was a heretic.
The High Law imposed these restrictions and many others, though the Prophecy promised that someday knowledge and Machines would be available to everyone.
Above all, it was wrong for the Scholars to have sole power over the distribution of knowledge.
It was wrong that only they had access to the mysterious City, which he had always longed to enter.
Noren knew that his world was not as it should be--it was wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, could use metal tools and Machines.
Description An omnibus edition containing the Complete Trilogy This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star), Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe
