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  • The Fifth Sacred Thing

  • By: Starhawk
  • Narrated by: Maya Lilly
  • Length: 21 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (976 ratings)

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The Fifth Sacred Thing

By: Starhawk
Narrated by: Maya Lilly
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One act of courage can change the world.

The year is 2048. Climate change and bio-warfare have ravaged much of the Earth, and societal meltdown has splintered the US into fragments. But out of the ruins, Northern California has built a thriving culture based on respect for the four sacred things: air, fire, water and earth.

The Fifth Sacred Thing is an epic tale of freedom and slavery, love and war, and the potential futures of humankind. It tells of a 21st century California clan caught between two clashing worlds: one based on tolerance, the other on repression. It is both a love story between two people and a war story between two opposing ideals.

©1993, 1994 Miriam Simos (P)2016 Miriam Simos
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Amazing narrator and beautiful story

I enjoyed this book so much. The narrator or does a great job bringing the story to life. There are great lessons to be learned in this book.

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Read Me

One of my favorite books. Pulls no punches grappling with a confrontation with evil, and at its heart is a sweet vast terrain of the the possible. I read it every 10 years or so. It always speaks to something new in me.

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Changed my life

This book moved and inspired me like no other. it was a gripping story with deep currents moving through. It truly changed the way I think and gave me vision. Highly, highly recommend.

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A fantastical outlook on issues we face today!

Can non-violence actually prevail? What would be necessary for it to succeed on a wide scale? This story brings hope amid our current world, a world still bent on war and bombs.

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Indigenous wisdom expropriation

Love the story and the characters. This is the ecotopia we long for, with its complications in relationships but beauty and wisdom. My heart yearns for this place and feels alive with the possibility of fighting for it in my own world. Highly recommend to anyone looking for strong, well written protagonists, indigenous wisdom, and a bit of magic.

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Must read!

An unnerving foretelling of future times to come should we continue our current trajectory. This book breaths hope and magic into my soul!

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Move over Star Trek, this is the society i want

loved the premise, the characters, all of it. has come into my top 10 books

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A SEDITIOUS PIECE OF LITERATURE

This charismatic book is absolutely incredible, contained within is the power to change our lives 🙏

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Fantastic

I have had a physical copy of this book for 10 years and never got around to reading it, now that I’ve finished it is one of my favorite books.

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My favorite story

No matter how many times I’ve lost myself in it, through the really hard parts, and the joyous parts. It reminds me that things are as simple or complex as we make them.

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