About the Book

Book: For Whom The Sun Sings

Author: W.A. Fulkerson

Genre: Young Adult Fiction / Religious / Christian / Fantasy

Release Date: March 17, 2020

The world is blind…then one boy is born with sight.

Nestled in a mountain haven, the remaining people of the world live in a village that is ordinary but strict. A severe peace must be kept severely, as they say. It’s all that keeps them from descending into the chaos that claimed the world a hundred years ago.
Led by the Prophet Valdas and his Regents, the villagers work, play, marry, and have families. They gather in ceremony once a year to celebrate their Day of Remembrance. Life is planned, precise, and predictable until the special abilities of eleven-year-old Andrius threaten to undermine it all.

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Guest Review from Donna Cline

What I think you should know:

For Whom The Sun Sings is a Young Adult/ Fantasy/ Christian book by W. A. Fulkerson It is set in a dystopian society. In a world where everyone is blind, Andrius finds that he is different from everyone else but has no way to express how he is different.

What you might need to know:

While this is a Young Adult book it is complex and does contain minimal violence. I would recommend this for more mature young adult readers.

What I think about this book:

I love reading and I read a ton of books, sometimes more than I would like to admit. However few books leave the impression that For Whom the Sun Sings has left on me. It is a book I did not want to put down and even when I finished that I was still thinking about days later.Andrius was heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. The story was so beautifully presented and at times I would look back on earlier passages and realize that the author had been showing us the truth all along. It has a depth and complexity that is often lost when a writer tries to appeal to Young Adult audiences. Fulkerson has written a story that I think could go on to be a staple in literature classes. I look forward to my sons being able to read it. I would love to see a sequel.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Celebrate Lit, this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own.

About the Author

W.A. Fulkerson photo W. A. Fulkerson is the author of ten books, including Writing With Purpose: A Step-By-Step Guide to Producing Your Best Book. He works in film as a screenwriter, having written the award-winning documentary Save My Seoul with Jubilee Media. He teaches regularly at San Diego Writers, Ink in Point Loma, CA. Fulkerson is a voracious reader across genres, but J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Isaac Asimov, Michael Crichton, T. H. White, Pablo Neruda, and John Donne are particular favorites. In his free time, he enjoys coaching wrestling, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and studying languages. He lives in San Diego with his wife and son.

More from W.A. Fulkerson

You know the feeling.

Your co-worker is clearly lying again and again, but your boss doesn’t see it. People in your neighborhood keep voting for the same crooked politicians, but they don’t listen when you suggest an alternative. You know you’d be the perfect couple if he/she only gave you a chance. You’ve found the secret to living a better, freer life, but no one else cares to participate.

Sometimes, it seems like the whole world has gone crazy, and you’re the only one who refuses to swallow the crazy pills. It’s an aggravating feeling, and it lies at the heart of my new novel For Whom the Sun Sings.

It’s dedicated “To everyone who has ever felt alone in knowing the truth,” but the book is not an allegory. It doesn’t hint at political points or try to convince you of anything. It’s a catharsis, vented by way of a story that will hopefully have you putting off your to-do list so you can finish the book. (A lot of the advance readers have read it in just one day, which makes me feel good, as the author.)
The main character, Andrius, is the ultimate expression of that frustrated feeling of something being so clear to you, but you lack the ability to explain to, cajole, or convince anyone. Writing it felt like healing, for that reason, and I hope it’s refreshing to you as well.