Nahum is a sweeping historical novel set in seventh-century BCE Judah. Nahum, a shepherd's son from Elkosh, witnesses the brutal Assyrian destruction of Thebes—a trauma that transforms him into an unlikely prophet. Haunted by visions of divine vengeance, he journeys to Nineveh, the magnificent yet cruel capital of the Assyrian Empire, to deliver a message of impending doom. As kings ignore him and crowds mock him, Nahum wrestles with doubt, grief, and the terrible burden of prophecy. Part epic, part intimate portrait of a fractured soul, Nahum explores faith, justice, and the price of speaking truth to power.
