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The Second Deluge
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ISBN10: 9371811935
ISBN13: 9789371811934
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Published: Jul 1 2025
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789371811934
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Published: Jul 1 2025
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The second deluge presents a sweeping vision of planetary catastrophe through the lens of science and morality, as Earth faces annihilation from a cosmic flood. At its center is Cosmo Vers l, a brilliant but reclusive scientist whose calculations reveal an impending collision with a nebula dense with water vapor. This revelation unleashes a torrent of existential questions about human progress, divine justice, and scientific foresight. The early chapters focus on the isolation and determination of Vers l, whose warnings fall on deaf ears in a society obsessed with comfort and skeptical of reason. Undeterred, he initiates the construction of an ark, invoking a modern parallel to ancient myth while wrestling with the ethical burden of deciding who will survive. The narrative amplifies this tension as it navigates the apathy of a populace and the politics of crisis. Through the rising waters and the arc of survival, the novel interrogates the fragility of civilization and the arrogance of ignoring natural forces. It is a story of redemption and condemnation, filtered through the rigorous mind of a man who embodies both salvation and judgment.
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