{"product_id":"the-will-of-man-paperback","title":"The Will of Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Pampel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it is written, \"God created the heavens and the earth.\" So have we ever thought what it was like before Him? What did He see when He first became aware? What was there to see or touch? What was there to feel?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll I can imagine is that it made Him sad, and He cried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Will of Man attempts to touch on these questions and the \"what if\" idea that an actual tear of God ended up on Earth as the planet was being formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough this story begins hundreds of millions of years later, it centers around a fossilized, ancient stone tablet that predates mankind. On it is a language so old that the foremost expert on ancient languages, Father Bartelli, is brought in to translate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his deathbed, though, he must call on two men he raised as orphans-Father Rik and John-to continue his work. They know nothing about ancient languages and lose most of the research on the first day in a fire. Yet they are able to follow clues their mentor had left for them and become quite a challenge for Mandor, who only wants the tablet to destroy the free will of all mankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two men are soon drugged and kidnapped, eventually ending up somewhere on the shores of the Dead Sea, where they meet a boy, Davish. He has become one with the tear and makes an almost instant connection with Father Rik before he is then kidnapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Rik and John must then form an unusual alliance to rescue Davish and crush Mandor's dream of complete control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063770136715,"sku":"9798897856015","price":30.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/dFl3B-ZR5v9798897856015.webp?v=1779666619","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-will-of-man-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}