vision publishing (carson, ca)

Ariana frowned at her reflection. Beautiful, she thought. Too beautiful. And that was exactly the problem. Her beauty had sealed her fate - to marry the most evil man in the world. The Emperor. It was terrifying.

Was it too late to escape to the last sanctuary on earth? And even if she did, how long before the Empire reached there too? And what of the madman’s prophecy?

She longed to see Shem again, to talk, to ask the forbidden questions. She knew it was dangerous. She had learned long ago that every choice could bring tears, so you had to choose your tears carefully.

Clashing empires. Lost technologies. Heroes and villains. Experience the world before the Flood as you’ve never imagined it - faithful to Scripture but full of surprises. Twists that will shock you. Loves won and lost that will tear at your soul.

Josiah Stone has done the near impossible: taken the biblical account of Noah’s flood and transformed it into a heart-racing epic of empires, heroes, villains, spies and a love story with an ending that you won’t see coming! Josiah’s historical fiction brings the ancient world to life through faith-driven thrillers. His unique perspective on well known biblical accounts delivers unexpected twists and turns. Always faithful to the core biblical narrative, he takes readers on a journey of faith, courage, and the unseen battles that shape history.