The Stone Cutter: A Novel Of Petra In Ancient Arabia (Waters In The Desert)

A novel of historical fiction, set in the ancient Arabian desert kingdom of Nabataea. After the boy Nahor is implicated in the tragic deaths of his sister and mother, he is abandoned by his father in Raqmu (ancient Petra) to cover the family's shame. There he finds a new life and purpose in the tent of a master sculptor, who trains him in the art. But the young sculptor's rapid ascent in the world of art is soon entangled by the allure of The Song, an exotic songstress, and it is ended by a calamitous injury. Desperate to reclaim his career, he obsessively pursues the Shamir, a powerful and mysterious object hidden beneath centuries of myth. His quest takes him to the farthest reaches of the known world, then spirals into demonic bondage and ends in a hellish madness. Nahor's loss of family, love, profession, and even his sanity, drives him to the very edge of humanity.

• | Author: Brock Meier
• | Publisher: Blue Sevens Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 444 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1958902039
• | ISBN-13: 9781958902035