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Book One · The Awakening

The Flame

The Calling of Elias Cromwell

by Dennis Anthony Lee

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Synopsis

A work of historical and allegorical fiction. After the destruction of the Cromwell homestead, Elias confronts grief and a calling that transforms his loss into a covenant. His instrument becomes the pen: a voice for liberty, faith, and conscience.

Chapters

  1. Forewordp. 12
  2. Prefacep. 14
  3. Introductionp. 16
  4. Chapter One: The Night of Red Flamesp. 18
  5. Chapter Two: Ashes of the Covenantp. 23
  6. Chapter Three: The Voice and the Penp. 27
  7. Chapter Four: The Doubt of the Chosenp. 32
  8. Chapter Five: The Fire of Enlightenmentp. 37
  9. Chapter Six: The Covenant Renewedp. 42
  10. Chapter Seven: The Pen of Resolvep. 47
  11. Chapter Eight: The Gathering of the Fewp. 52
  12. Chapter Nine: The King’s Decreep. 57
  13. Chapter Ten: The Court of Shadowsp. 62
  14. Chapter Eleven: The People Awakenp. 67
  15. Chapter Twelve: Keeper of the Flamep. 71
  16. Epiloguep. 74
  17. Chapter Thirteen: The Furnace of Purposep. 75
  18. Chapter Fourteen: The Fire Within Youp. 79
  19. Final Epilogue: The Return of the Flamep. 84
  20. Appendix I: The Modern Covenantp. 92
  21. Appendix II: The Ten Principles of the Flamep. 95
  22. Appendix III: Letters to the Futurep. 98
  23. Appendix IV: The Keeper’s Prayerp. 103
  24. A Word from the Authorp. 105

From the book’s table of contents; page numbers as printed. The full text is available in the published book.

Excerpt

“One flame, kept alive in faith, can light a thousand more.”

Preface, PDF page 15

About the Author

Dennis Anthony Lee is the creator of the Elias Cromwell universe. Read more →

Media & Audio

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