Marginalized by society and mistreated by her own family, Annah befriends a young man she's never seen before. Shem is captivated by Annah's courage, and he risks everything to help her gain her freedom. Trusting in the Most High, Annah marries Shem and joins her strange new family in their solitary faith that will ultimately separate them from an ancient world of amazing beauty and appalling violence--a world fast approaching the unimaginable catastrophe of the Great Flood. Out of this chaos, only eight people will survive. Their world is our world. Their future is our own. 

The Heavens Before (The Genesis Trilogy, Book One)

Literature & Fiction

Barnett-Gramckow, Kacy

United States

Thorndike Pr

In a retelling of the biblical story of the building of the Tower of Babel, the years after the great flood find King Nimr-Rada offering his people a promise of freedom from the judgment of God even as they become enslaved to a false god.

He Who Lifts the Skies (Genesis Trilogy: Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Historical Fiction)

A Crown in the Stars follows the growing rebellion of mankind as the tribes of the earth continue building the great tower begun by Nimr-Rada (commonly known as Nimrod). After the Most High Himself thwarts their plans by confounding human speech, He comforts His followers by revealing to them the identity of Avram, father of the tribe that will bring forth their savior, the Promised One.

A Crown in the Stars (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Historical Fiction: The Genesis Trilogy)

Marginalized by society and mistreated by her own family, Annah befriends a young man she's never seen before. Shem is captivated by Annah's courage, and he risks everything to help her gain her freedom. Trusting in the Most High, Annah marries Shem and joins her strange new family in their solitary faith that will ultimately separate them from an ancient world of amazing beauty and appalling violence--a world fast approaching the unimaginable catastrophe of the Great Flood. Out of this chaos, only eight people will survive. Their world is our world. Their future is our own. This novel breathes life into the familiar story of Noah's ark. This book is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the Flood, but many will also enjoy the insightful characters. CHRISTIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL

The Heavens Before (The Genesis Trilogy)

Larson, R.J.

Contemporary

Moody Publishers

Powerful imagery creates a 'you are there' immersion in the story of the post-Flood world. Kacy Barnett-Gramckow fans raved about her extraordinary job of moving the Flood off the Sunday School flannelgraph board and into life in the Heavens Before. Now, she continues to flesh out the Bible's brief account of the rise of Nimrod and the Babel rebellion with scintillating characters and a wealth of imaginative detail.

He Who Lifts the Skies (Genesis Trilogy)

A Crown in the Stars (Genesis Trilogy)

Inspired by the mysterious events of Matthew 27:52-53: Amid first-century Jerusalem's political and religious unrest, Elisheba loses her beloved husband, Joseph. Though she is mourning, Elisheba must fight to protect herself and her young son from the schemes and deceptions of others who wish to control her fortune and her future. While Elisheba defies her enemies, her husband's closest friends must decide what they believe-and risk death. When another tragedy strikes, an impossible miracle shakes their lives-and their world is forever changed...at Dawnlight.

Dawnlight

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Independently published

Inspired by the mysterious events of Matthew 27:52-53: Amid first-century Jerusalem's political and religious unrest, Elisheba loses her beloved husband, Joseph. Though she is mourning, Elisheba must fight to protect herself and her young son from the schemes and deceptions of others who wish to control her fortune and her future. While Elisheba defies her enemies, her husband's closest friends must decide what they believe—and risk death. When another tragedy strikes, an impossible miracle shakes their lives—and their world is forever changed...at Dawnlight.

Dawnlight: When The World is Changed Forever

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Since the death of their idolized king, Nimr-Rada, the people of the Great City have defiantly continued to build his monumental tower that threatens to touch the heavens. But a desperate power struggle threatens to shatter the city’s peaceful façade, and the Most High’s faithful ones are unwillingly drawn into the fray. Captured and imprisoned by her mother’s enemies amid political unrest, Shoshannah struggles to escape the Great City and be reunited with her family and her beloved Kaleb once more. But the Most High is planning a stunning response to the Great City’s rebellion. The bittersweet conclusion of The Genesis Trilogy, A Crown in the Stars retells the remarkable biblical account of the Tower of Babel. Praise for the first book in Kacy's The Genesis Trilogy: The Heavens Before is full of incredible characters living during an incredible time period. It's a compelling story of one woman's choices between those contrasts. Highly recommended. -Tim Frankovich, Christian Fiction Review This novel breathes life into the familiar story of Noah's ark. This book is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the Flood, but many will also enjoy the insightful characters. CHRISTIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL

A Crown In The Stars (The Genesis Trilogy)

Betrayed by her avaricious sister, stolen by a vicious tyrant, Keren struggles to protect those she loves from Nimr-Rada. The Mighty Hunter, Great King Nimr-Rada, is determined to have Sharah and Keren, cherished descendants of Annah and Shem, join his plans to challenge the Most High. Sharah is all too willing to fulfill her glorious role, but Keren will not be so easily persuaded. Nimr-Rada’s promises of freedom will only bring his people enslavement to a false god and to Nimr-Rada Himself. Keren must risk death to defy the Great King and end his tyranny. Praise for the first book in Kacy's The Genesis Trilogy: The Heavens Before is full of incredible characters living during an incredible time period. It's a compelling story of one woman's choices between those contrasts. Highly recommended. -Tim Frankovich, Christian Fiction Review This novel breathes life into the familiar story of Noah's ark. This book is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the Flood, but many will also enjoy the insightful characters. CHRISTIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL

He Who Lifts The Skies (The Genesis Trilogy)

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