{"id":361,"date":"2014-06-29T20:47:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardabbott.authorsxpress.com\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2017-07-01T16:13:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T16:13:57","slug":"the-flame-before-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-flame-before-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flame Before Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h2>Some review comments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/historicalnovelsociety.org\/reviews\/the-flame-before-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Novel Society<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;Wide in scope and rich in detail and plot, this is an accomplished illustration of this era in the region: complex, informative, enjoyable and skilfully put together.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/myth.typepad.com\/breakfast\/2015\/06\/the-flame-before-us-ambitious-but-not-too-grand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakfast with Pandora<\/a><\/b>: \u201c&#8230;A surprising tenderness in the face of brutality, loss, and displacement is the emotion that underpins the action&#8230;\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hooverbookreviews.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/01\/the-flame-before-us-by-richard-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoover Book Reviews<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;&#8230;From the noble, nose in the air, Egyptians to the settlements of peasants to the nomadic clans, we have a tale of loss, hardship, and hope as cultures collide and times change&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 180px; ;vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4>Amazon.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B00V2JVRGO&amp;asin=B00V2JVRGO&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_4.6IxbPER2G7J&amp;tag=kephrath-20\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Amazon.co.uk<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B00V2JVRGO&amp;asin=B00V2JVRGO&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_0b7Ixb8A3JW8Q&amp;tag=kephrath-21\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1490\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1490\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/FlameWebIcon.jpg\" alt=\"Alexa The Flame Before Us icon\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/FlameWebIcon.jpg 210w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/FlameWebIcon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexa The Flame Before Us icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enable the Alexa skill for <em>The Flame Before Us<\/em> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B072T3M8LS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B072T3M8LS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US <\/a>Alexa stores &#8211; listen to extracts, hear about the book directly, and add it to your Alexa shopping list.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Flame Before Us<\/em> carries the story another few years onwards. Starting north along the coast at the city of Ikaret (modern Ugarit), the story follows several inter-related groups of people as they cope with the sudden destruction of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Groups of invaders are sweeping southwards. Their path of destruction began in the Hittite lands, in battles described in the epic works of the Iliad and Aeneid. Troy was simply the first stage of their path of conquest; <em>The Flame Before Us<\/em> picks up the story some months later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Flame Before Us Sample\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?u=mattehpublications&#038;d=the_flame_before_us_sample\" style=\"border:none; width: 474px; height: 363px;\" allow=\"clipboard-write,allow-top-navigation,allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation,allow-downloads,allow-scripts,allow-same-origin,allow-popups,allow-modals,allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox,allow-forms\"  allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png\" alt=\"divider_chapter\" width=\"300\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/9780993168413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-468 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/9780993168413-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover - The Flame Before Us\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/9780993168413-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/9780993168413.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover &#8211; The Flame Before Us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Conflict and commitment in the shadow of a city&#8217;s downfall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The raiding ships have come before, but this time it is different. This time the attackers are coming to stay, and defensive walls will not hold them back. Nowhere is safe. One by one, the great kings and their vassal cities collapse as the newcomers advance.<\/p>\n<p>The land is already a patchwork of many different peoples, bound together in a fragile web of traditional alliances and rivalries. How will political and personal promises change with the arrival of the new clans? Is war inevitable, or can a different answer be found?<\/p>\n<p>Walk with refugees, migrants, and defenders of the land alike, as they struggle to create a different way of life beside the ruins of the old. Can alliance, commitment and love survive the turmoil?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png\" alt=\"divider_chapter\" width=\"300\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"http:\/\/mattehpublications.datascenesdev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matteh Publications<\/a> (April 16th\u00a02015)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0993-1684-1-3 (soft cover)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0993-1684-0-6 (ebook \u2013 kindle)<\/p>\n<p>Available now on all international Amazon stores including\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Amazon.com kindle purchase link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flame-Before-Us-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B00V2JVRGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Flame-Before-Us-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B00V2JVRGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazon.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 search by name. <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-flame-before-us\/id1074231749?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-814 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Get_it_on_iBooks_Badge_US_1114.png\" alt=\"iBooks badge\" width=\"111\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlso find it on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/theflamebeforeus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leanpub<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/ebook\/the-flame-before-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-flame-before-us-richard-abbott\/1121660282?ean=9780993168413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N.com (Nook)<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-flame-before-us\/id1074231749?ls=1&amp;mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Richard_Abbott_The_Flame_Before_Us?id=Yu1dCwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Paperback version only at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/5074475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the CreateSpace store<\/a>: apply special code 365DQESC at the checkout for a discount. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Flame-Before-Us-Richard-Abbott\/9780993168413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Book Depository<\/strong> offers free world-wide delivery in paperback form<\/a> as another option.<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Samples (free downloads):<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Flame Before Us \u2013 Sample \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Flame Before Us \u2013 Sample \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Interviews of Kephrath (free downloads):<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadugari and Anilat \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadugari and Anilat \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikleos and Kastiandra \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikleos and Kastiandra \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labayu \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labayu \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hekanefer \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hekanefer \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/WhereToBuy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kephrath.com<\/a><\/strong> for more options.<\/p>\n<p>Profiled at <a href=\"http:\/\/askdavid.com\/reviews\/book\/ancient-history\/10955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask David<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Cover image \u00a9 copyright by permission Ian Grainger\u00a0<\/small><br \/>\n<small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iangrainger.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iangrainger.co.uk<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some review comments Historical Novel Society: &#8220;Wide in scope and rich in detail and plot, this is an accomplished illustration of this era in the region: complex, informative, enjoyable and skilfully put together.&#8221; Breakfast with Pandora: \u201c&#8230;A surprising tenderness in the face of brutality, loss, and displacement is the emotion that underpins the action&#8230;\u201d Hoover &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-flame-before-us\/\" 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