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Among the Nameless Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars 0.5)
by
Diana Peterfreund (Goodreads Author)
Before Kai joined the Cloud Fleet, he wandered… AMONG THE NAMELESS STARS
Four years before the events of FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS, the servant Kai left the North Estate, the only home he’d ever known, and Elliot North, the only girl he ever loved, in search of a better life. But the journey was not an easy one.
Featuring narrow escapes, thrilling boat races and at least...more
Four years before the events of FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS, the servant Kai left the North Estate, the only home he’d ever known, and Elliot North, the only girl he ever loved, in search of a better life. But the journey was not an easy one.
Featuring narrow escapes, thrilling boat races and at least...more
ebook, 60 pages
Published
June 4th 2012
by HarperCollins Publishers
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Now originally I had no intentions of reading Among the Nameless Stars. That may or may not be due to the fact that I had no knowledge of it's existence. But one way or another, I managed to find my way to this prequel, and boy am I glad I did.
For Darkness Shows the Stars is one of my most anticipated books of 2012, so I was really upset when I couldn't work it into my TBR pile until July at earliest. But the...more
Now originally I had no intentions of reading Among the Nameless Stars. That may or may not be due to the fact that I had no knowledge of it's existence. But one way or another, I managed to find my way to this prequel, and boy am I glad I did.
For Darkness Shows the Stars is one of my most anticipated books of 2012, so I was really upset when I couldn't work it into my TBR pile until July at earliest. But the...more
I don't usually read novellas, especially not prequel novellas, but when I saw Among the Nameless Stars for free on Amazon I had to give it a shot. Mostly because I've been dying to read For Darkness Shows the Stars ever since seeing that gorgeous cover!
Kai is such an immediately likable character, even though he's sort of caught in this whole I love you/I hate you mentality about his friend Elliot, a Luddite he left behind at his old home. Now he's traveling, looking for a better life in Channe...more
Kai is such an immediately likable character, even though he's sort of caught in this whole I love you/I hate you mentality about his friend Elliot, a Luddite he left behind at his old home. Now he's traveling, looking for a better life in Channe...more
Among the Nameless Stars is said to be the "prequel" to For Darkness Shows the Stars. I, personally, wouldn't call it a prequel because it didn't really happen before everything else in the book. Maybe just a filler story. (hahahaha.. stupid ideas interrupting my train of thought.)
Anyway, as I've expected, I love this story because:
(1) Kai still writes letters or thinks of writing letters to Elliot, even though he keeps telling himself not to. I always love people sending letters (or just writin...more
Anyway, as I've expected, I love this story because:
(1) Kai still writes letters or thinks of writing letters to Elliot, even though he keeps telling himself not to. I always love people sending letters (or just writin...more
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Among the Nameless Stars is a prequel novella to For Darkness Shows the Stars. Some novellas, especially prequels are harder for me to relate to in regards to the storyline since I feel like I’m jumping in without any back story which is not the case with AtNS. For being a novella is definitely delivers as I was immediately drawn in to a beautifully written story. I am in love with Kai already and CANNOT wait to start FDStS...more
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Among the Nameless Stars is a prequel novella to For Darkness Shows the Stars. Some novellas, especially prequels are harder for me to relate to in regards to the storyline since I feel like I’m jumping in without any back story which is not the case with AtNS. For being a novella is definitely delivers as I was immediately drawn in to a beautifully written story. I am in love with Kai already and CANNOT wait to start FDStS...more
Every once in a while, I come across a short story that actually carries a vital message. This is that story.
I pick up novellas or short stories like this to get a taste of a series and see if I want to read the first or next book in the lineup, so as I was reading this I was trying to piece together the details of the 'verse. It goes something like this: In the future, there are two main castes, the Luddites and the Reduced. The Reduced are the servants and slaves of the Luddites. One day, som...more
I pick up novellas or short stories like this to get a taste of a series and see if I want to read the first or next book in the lineup, so as I was reading this I was trying to piece together the details of the 'verse. It goes something like this: In the future, there are two main castes, the Luddites and the Reduced. The Reduced are the servants and slaves of the Luddites. One day, som...more
This novella is a prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars. It follows Kai on his journey to Channel City from shortly after leaving the North plantation at 14. It also illustrates some of what happens to Kai while in Channel City. I read this story after finishing For Darkness Shows the Stars .
While the story itself was well written, I had no real interest in Kai to begin with and really did not care what happened to him after he left Elliot's life the first time. I had no real need to know how...more
While the story itself was well written, I had no real interest in Kai to begin with and really did not care what happened to him after he left Elliot's life the first time. I had no real need to know how...more
A prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars, Among the Nameless Stars takes place four years prior to Kai’s return to the North Estate and tells the story of his escape from slavery, his flight south and his new life in Channel City. Betrayed by the girl he loves, Kai bitterly sets out to pursue his dreams of freedom alone, but the further he travels the more he begins to fear that perhaps his wishes of a better life free of the estate were hopelessly naïve. Is life for a Post just trading one for...more
AMONG THE NAMELESS STARS is a novella, clocking in at 124 pages on my nook, which is a steal of a deal at 99¢. It exists as a stand-alone, able to be read without feeling like one is thrown into the middle of nowhere. It takes place four years before FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS and revolves around Kai, a Post who has left his estate to make his own way in life.
When I actively began reading FDSTS last night, I was glad that I chose to read this novella before digging into the full novel. Usuall...more
When I actively began reading FDSTS last night, I was glad that I chose to read this novella before digging into the full novel. Usuall...more
Jan 19, 2013
Kristilyn (Reading In Winter & Winter Distractions)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Without a doubt, I love, love, loved For Darkness Shows the Stars, so the instant I finished reading it, I jumped on this novella that takes place before the story begins -- well, I'm not sure if it really takes place before the story begins since this is the story of Kai and what happened after he left the North Estate. I think in order to read this one, you need to have some idea of what happened in the first book in the series.
At any rate, I loooved this one. It was so wonderful to be inside...more
At any rate, I loooved this one. It was so wonderful to be inside...more
For Darkness Shows the Stars is one of my favorite reads of 2012, and Kai is one of my favorite characters in YA literature. He intrigued me so much, but I couldn't help but feel that I wish I knew him better. When I saw that Diana Peterfreud released a prequel story in Kai's POV about his time after leaving the North Estate, but before he joined the Cloud Fleet, I was beyond excited and Peterfreud officially became my favorite person ever!
Starting one week after Kai left the North Estate, we se...more
Starting one week after Kai left the North Estate, we se...more
I haven't read For Darkness Shows the Stars yet, but since this was the prequel to it, I thought I might get a little insight on one of the characters.
The whole premise of it was actually very interesting, and I'm also surprised at how Peterfreund displayed Kai as a young boy in this--which he definitely sounded like. I can now connect a few pieces of the summary all on my own with this.
The only reason, actually, that it's a four star is because the namings were a whole lot confusing. For now,...more
The whole premise of it was actually very interesting, and I'm also surprised at how Peterfreund displayed Kai as a young boy in this--which he definitely sounded like. I can now connect a few pieces of the summary all on my own with this.
The only reason, actually, that it's a four star is because the namings were a whole lot confusing. For now,...more
Nice intro into the series. I love dystopian series and this one is proving to be no exception. Kai is young and immature, which is proven through his mental and physical (though unsent) letters to his long-lost childhood sweetheart, Elliot. He's at times angry with her for choosing not to come with him on his journey for freedom and other times he is glad she didn't come and have to live in the squalor he found himself in. By the end of the novella his luck has changed and the Kai that has been...more
Great start to this whole new unique series! This has some adventure and the trust that friendship can give you! A society like this is too heartwarming and much fun to read! Rejection and love, how much better can it get? Short but full of the liveliest tales, and read so quick you wouldn't believe I even read it at all. A spit of romance for the win has always been winning the dukes' hearts century on century. I tend to like short tales of great surprise and this is just that! Rare i like only...more
Jul 30, 2012
Nikki
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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This short prequel to For Darkness Shows The Stars introduces you to the character of Kai when he is 14 years old. I read this after having read the novel and I recommend that due to the short story not having the flow or entertainment value of the actual novel so it may turn some off to the book. Elliot, who we follow in the novel, is discussed but not involved in the short story and that was a detriment. Elliot drives the story and without her I felt unsatisfied. Kai is a good character but no...more
This "prequel" to For Darkness Shows the Stars will likely only be interesting to readers who love Darkness already. Quite honestly, there was too much fixation on Elliott, who never once showed up in the story, so that Kai comes over at times as a love-sick pup and at other times as a too-bitter teen. The story has a relatively slow and simple arc, documenting Kai's movements until he ends up essentially where we find him at the beginning of Darkness. This story didn't hold my interest well or...more
This is a short story about Kai. He is a servant known as a Post, to the Luddites. Everyone is seperated into their class. He decides to leave the life he has in search for something better. He leaves for the enclaves. Here he is trapped into a worse life of servitude to Pen. Pen is extremely evil and manipulative. He didn't die in the end, but I guess he got his dues. It will be interesting to see if he is in the rest of the series.
I really enjoyed the writing style. Kai would write or pretend...more
I really enjoyed the writing style. Kai would write or pretend...more
I really liked this prequel from Kai's perspective. The journey he made at 14 was only alluded to in For Darkness Shows the Stars and it was fun to see the details. Once again, Diana managed to make the situation more complex than what I expected and I could see that he was stuck in a place where he couldn't choose what he wanted, but was choosing between lesser evils and that's why the Innovations had such a draw to him.
Anyway, it was a short story, but still an enjoyable read. I wouldn't reco...more
Anyway, it was a short story, but still an enjoyable read. I wouldn't reco...more
Wow I really liked this for a few very basic reasons. 1. It was free to read, it didn't feel like the author was trying to con 1.99 out of me to gain some insight into the world she is trying to build. 2. It had depth, I mean this was a meaty novella. The kind I rarely come across. It would have actually been worth paying for. 3. I was very dismissive of this book before I read the novella and now I am DYING to read it. Thats the whole point right?? This novella accomplished what it set out to d...more
3,5 stars
An interesting look on Kai's life after he leaves the North estate. A short story about what this fourteen old boy ends up enduring in his struggle for freedom. I liked how Elliot kept "appearing" through Kai's memories and the letters that he writes in his head for her....the letters that he never sends.
In the end, i have to say, that i wouldn't mind reading more of his adventures. The adventures that he will have until the moment of his reunion with Elliot.
Kai as Elliot, are truly two...more
An interesting look on Kai's life after he leaves the North estate. A short story about what this fourteen old boy ends up enduring in his struggle for freedom. I liked how Elliot kept "appearing" through Kai's memories and the letters that he writes in his head for her....the letters that he never sends.
In the end, i have to say, that i wouldn't mind reading more of his adventures. The adventures that he will have until the moment of his reunion with Elliot.
Kai as Elliot, are truly two...more
Unlike some of the other "shorts" I've read, this one seemed to actually give you more backstory on a character in the series than a lot of the others have.
I liked Kai in For Darkness Shows the Stars. I like him even more now.
And I LOVE that Diana Peterfreund offered this as a free download.
I liked Kai in For Darkness Shows the Stars. I like him even more now.
And I LOVE that Diana Peterfreund offered this as a free download.
I am dying waiting for the next one in the series to come out, so I gave in and bought this for my Kindle in the meantime. I enjoyed (well maybe that's not the right word since it was a little depressing, but you know what I mean) reading what happened to Kai after he left. I forgot how young he was, but so brilliant even then. It was interesting to meet the inventors too after knowing what I do from reading For Darkness Shows the Stars. If you love this series, then I would definitely recommend...more
Review Taken From The Pewter Wolf
Before Kai returned to the North Estate, before Kai left Elliot behind, before he joined the Cloud Fleet, Kai wandered, trying to make a better life for himself. But what he discovers isn't easy nor better...
Compare to the other eNovellas I have reviewed the last few weeks (but read in one week), this is quite a meaty read. It took around two days for me to read, whereas the others took just one day. I think it is, unlike the others that I have either read or I k...more
Before Kai returned to the North Estate, before Kai left Elliot behind, before he joined the Cloud Fleet, Kai wandered, trying to make a better life for himself. But what he discovers isn't easy nor better...
Compare to the other eNovellas I have reviewed the last few weeks (but read in one week), this is quite a meaty read. It took around two days for me to read, whereas the others took just one day. I think it is, unlike the others that I have either read or I k...more
Jan 01, 2013
Jessica
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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2012-reading-challenge
My Thoughts:
You all know how much I adored For Darkness Shows The Stars, and the book it was inspired by, Jane Austen’s Persuasion. When I learned of this novella from Kai’s perspective, it was a must must must read for me. I adored Kai. I adored him to pieces. So being able to read his side of the story was the best thing ever.
It was very interesting to see how things happened once Kai left the North Estate and Elliot. He had a rough time of it for awhile. The world he lived in was just horribl...more
You all know how much I adored For Darkness Shows The Stars, and the book it was inspired by, Jane Austen’s Persuasion. When I learned of this novella from Kai’s perspective, it was a must must must read for me. I adored Kai. I adored him to pieces. So being able to read his side of the story was the best thing ever.
It was very interesting to see how things happened once Kai left the North Estate and Elliot. He had a rough time of it for awhile. The world he lived in was just horribl...more
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4.0 Stars
Schöne Kurzgeschichte, die eine tolle Ergänzung zu "For Darkness Shows The Stars" ist, da man endlich auch etwas aus Kai's Sicht erfährt und sein Verhalten dadurch besser verstehen kann. Ich habe die Kurzgeschichte vor FDSTS gelesen und fand die Reihenfolge insoweit gut, dass ich von Anfang an mehr mit Kai mitfühlen konnte und ihn sympathischer fand, allerdings werden in Among The Nameless Stars wenig Dinge eklärt was die Welt in der Kai und Elliot leben angeht, sodass ich mich teilweis...more
Schöne Kurzgeschichte, die eine tolle Ergänzung zu "For Darkness Shows The Stars" ist, da man endlich auch etwas aus Kai's Sicht erfährt und sein Verhalten dadurch besser verstehen kann. Ich habe die Kurzgeschichte vor FDSTS gelesen und fand die Reihenfolge insoweit gut, dass ich von Anfang an mehr mit Kai mitfühlen konnte und ihn sympathischer fand, allerdings werden in Among The Nameless Stars wenig Dinge eklärt was die Welt in der Kai und Elliot leben angeht, sodass ich mich teilweis...more
A lovely prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars. Diana Peterfreund managed to stay true to the writing style and create the same atmosphere she used for the actual novel. The story is about 60 pages long and rushes past way too fast. I wanted to know so much more about Kai's adventures. You get a better sense of why he starts feeling so much hate towards Elliot but I really wanted to hear about him meeting Andromeda and Donovan and making certain choices.
3,5 stars
The prequel to 'For Darkness shows the stars'...
I read it afterwards, but it was also very interesting. You get to know more about Kai, his feelings, how he left the North Estate.
I didn't give the story more stars because after I read 'For darkness shows the stas' I had wished to learn more about the people Kai gets to know at the end and how they developed and 'worked'.
Maybe it's better to read it before the main book, but afterwards it was also interesting getting to know Kai better.
The prequel to 'For Darkness shows the stars'...
I read it afterwards, but it was also very interesting. You get to know more about Kai, his feelings, how he left the North Estate.
I didn't give the story more stars because after I read 'For darkness shows the stas' I had wished to learn more about the people Kai gets to know at the end and how they developed and 'worked'.
Maybe it's better to read it before the main book, but afterwards it was also interesting getting to know Kai better.
Bevor Kai sich der Wolken-Flotte anschloss, wanderte er … unter den namenlosen Sternen.
Vier Jahre vor den Ereignissen aus “For Darkness Shows the Stars” verließ der Diener Kai das North-Landgut, das einzige Zuhause was er jemals kannte, und Elliot North, das einzige Mädchen, welches er jemals liebte, auf der Suche nach einem besseren Leben. Aber die Reise war keine leichte und Kai musste vielen Gefahren trotzen, bis er sich der Wolken-Flotte anschließen konnte.
Meinung
Ich habe die Kurzgeschichte...more
Vier Jahre vor den Ereignissen aus “For Darkness Shows the Stars” verließ der Diener Kai das North-Landgut, das einzige Zuhause was er jemals kannte, und Elliot North, das einzige Mädchen, welches er jemals liebte, auf der Suche nach einem besseren Leben. Aber die Reise war keine leichte und Kai musste vielen Gefahren trotzen, bis er sich der Wolken-Flotte anschließen konnte.
Meinung
Ich habe die Kurzgeschichte...more
I actually read this before the FDStS, but it might be better digested after the main event. There are some terms and social constructs that were kind of hard to wrap my head around; I had to just pick up from context. This wouldn't have been a problem if I had read them in reverse, but this did not diminish the story of Kai's journey to find himself and the life he thinks he wants.
While most of FDStS takes place on the North Estate, this novella opens a whole new and expanded world to the reade...more
While most of FDStS takes place on the North Estate, this novella opens a whole new and expanded world to the reade...more
Kai is a runaway servant dreams of a better life, but reality proves more challenging than his dreams could have prepared him for as he struggles to deal with the loss of one whom he had thought he could trust and fights to hold on to his freedom. This is a short read, the perfect bedtime story length. It is intended as a prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars, and my interest has been piqued to read more about Peterfreund's post-apocalyptic world and those who live in it.
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Diana Peterfreund has been a costume designer, a cover model, and a food critic. Her travels have taken her from the cloud forests of Costa Rica to the underground caverns of New Zealand (and as far as she’s concerned, she’s just getting started). Diana graduated from Yale University in 2001 with dual degrees in Literature and Geology, which her family claimed would only come in handy if she wrote...more
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