
Book One · The Awakening
The Flame
The Calling of Elias Cromwell
by Dennis Anthony Lee
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
- Forewordp. 12
- Prefacep. 14
- Introductionp. 16
- Chapter One: The Night of Red Flamesp. 18
- Chapter Two: Ashes of the Covenantp. 23
- Chapter Three: The Voice and the Penp. 27
- Chapter Four: The Doubt of the Chosenp. 32
- Chapter Five: The Fire of Enlightenmentp. 37
- Chapter Six: The Covenant Renewedp. 42
- Chapter Seven: The Pen of Resolvep. 47
- Chapter Eight: The Gathering of the Fewp. 52
- Chapter Nine: The King’s Decreep. 57
- Chapter Ten: The Court of Shadowsp. 62
- Chapter Eleven: The People Awakenp. 67
- Chapter Twelve: Keeper of the Flamep. 71
- Epiloguep. 74
- Chapter Thirteen: The Furnace of Purposep. 75
- Chapter Fourteen: The Fire Within Youp. 79
- Final Epilogue: The Return of the Flamep. 84
- Appendix I: The Modern Covenantp. 92
- Appendix II: The Ten Principles of the Flamep. 95
- Appendix III: Letters to the Futurep. 98
- Appendix IV: The Keeper’s Prayerp. 103
- 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 →
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In the Larger Universe
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