James Strickland recommended Babel
This is a very interesting start to a novel. Melissa does a great job of letting the reader know there is something larger at work than just the basic storyline.
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CHAPTER 1

Two beings stood at the edge of the world; one a column of light, the other a column of flame. Everything that existed stretched before them, forever into the beyond.

Alone, some distance away, He looked into the creeping darkness at mankind’s creation. They had done it on their own, and He knew, if they tried a little harder, they would be unstoppable.

Mankind did not have wings, because they were not meant to fly. Yet, every day they launched satellite. . .

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    James Strickland liked a chapter from Babel

    CHAPTER 1

    Two beings stood at the edge of the world; one a column of light, the other a column of flame. Everything that existed stretched before them, forever into the beyond.

    Alone, some distance away, He looked into the creeping darkness at mankind’s creation. They had done it on their own, and He knew, if they tried a little harder, they would be unstoppable.

    Mankind did not have wings, because they were not meant to fly. Yet, every day they launched satellite. . .

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