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In the Day of the Flood (Four Lights #1)
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Hey Natalie! Thank you so much for reading and leaving a review! And thanks also for introducing me to my dear friend Canva ...
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"Such a beautiful book. When I first began reading, I was quickly able to imagine the story unfolding in my mind, the layers of depth and meaning become almost visceral as you begin to connect with these suggestions of how communities and early people"
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Hi Irene, thank you for reading and commenting! Hope you enjoy the second half. If you look carefully you might see me in the woods, knapping at a spe
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Thank you so much for advance reading and leaving a review! Glad you enjoyed it. Back soon with In the Day of the Lion!
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Feb 27, 2026 03:05PM
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"This is a very thorough imagining of a time which, if the past is a foreign country, is as foreign as it can get. Thomas makes it accessible but does not weigh down his narrative with too much explanation or overly detailed descriptions; he creates d"
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So kind of you to leave a review, thank you Flora!
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Stephen Thomas
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In the Day of the Flood (Four Lights #1)
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Thank you so much James - it really was a long time ago!
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"Advance copy reading
Stephen has written about a geography and time about which we know so little. That is an amazing achievement. He has brought together research into a time 000s of years ago with great storytelling to create an engaging and powerfu" Read more of this review » |
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“There are three kinds of beautiful things, he thought. The first, like the sparrow, come into the world of themselves. The second, like the axe, are made for a purpose. The third are shaped from pure sorrow and touch the sky.”
― In the Day of the Flood
― In the Day of the Flood
“Pérha, whose name meant “prayer”, came from the coastlands and spoke in a strange accent. She pronounced Deghóm’s name in her own tongue: ‘Demagóma.’ Deghóm had heard that accent all her life. It was Méri, the common language of the sea-peoples. Their own dialect was simply called Déngi, ‘the tongue.’ The girls said Deghóm sounded like a foreigner, but they loved her none the less for it.
Pérha told the story of Deghóm’s birth solemnly, like a prayer taught to a child. Even amid the song, she heard her milk-mother’s soft voice.
“Tunégata, lubagúna… She was so weak, that dear woman…”
― In the Day of the Flood
Pérha told the story of Deghóm’s birth solemnly, like a prayer taught to a child. Even amid the song, she heard her milk-mother’s soft voice.
“Tunégata, lubagúna… She was so weak, that dear woman…”
― In the Day of the Flood
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