The Art Of Perseverance
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Perseverance: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.
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Four deities are sent to Earth as punishment. They must discover who they are in their roles and as people before they can return home. In a crumbling world of darkness, they have a choice. They can fall or they can rise.
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I would like to say this a YA novel but, it has some themes that could make it for a more mature audience. There's nothing really to compare it to because I don't think anyone has tried it before. Best of luck to me and to you, reader. I hope you stick around and enjoy this novel.
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