Kate, using a magical butterfly, joins him and they begin a voyage into a world where Darkness and the Pattern are battling it out. Grandfather becomes "heartlight" and travels to a distant star which he believes may hold the answer. Soon his laboratory is plagued by a destructive presence and then the sun begins to lose power. He has succeeded in making a small amount of this magical substance which has the power to liberate your "Heartlight" so that you can travel to anyplace in space. Kate's grandfather has been working in his laboratory to uncover an unknown element in the heart of stars, called "Pure Concentrated Light". Heartlight is the first book in the Adventures of Kate trilogy. Even the author recognizes similarities in plot to Madeleine L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time which many students will have read previously. The book has elements of physics, metaphysics, adventure, science fiction and fantasy, broadening its appeal to many audiences. That's partly because of the attendant theme of love conquering all. While this captivating fantasy's theme of the role of death is a somber one, the writing is not.
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