I recently finished reading Another World by Philip Stott, and I have to admit, I wasn’t too impressed.

Another World is described by the author as “biblical science fiction.” Based in a pre-Flood civilization, Another World speculates what life would have been like just before God sent his judgment of the world described in Genesis 6-9.

As someone who loves the subject of biblical creation and beginnings, especially the history included within the first eleven chapters of Genesis, I was hopeful that Another World would be right up my alley. Unfortunately this was not the case.

Obviously a believer in a young earth, Stott has written a story that is easy to read, and yet lacks that something needed to really make it impactful. His story is set in a time of which we have no information, only speculation. And his information is a bit off.

For example, he describes an animal he calls a Brontosaur. But no such animal existed. The discoverer of the fossil remains inadvertently placed another animal’s head on the skeleton, resulting in an inaccurate representation.

Another example would be his speculation that the large stones found in Tiahuanaco, and other places in South America, or the great pyramids of Egypt. He states that these are the remains of pre-flood civilization. This is unlikely. A catastrophe such as the one described in Genesis would have destroyed even structures such as these. More likely, these are some of the earliest structures built shortly after the Dispersion from the Tower of Babel, using residual technology that Noah and his sons knew, or mankind “rediscovered” after the Flood, and has subsequently lost. I find this much more plausible.

While I am excited that someone has attempted to write a story about pre-flood life, I’m disappointed in this one. The story fails to engage the reader and doesn’t really offer any incentive to continue reading, in spite of the fact that it is easy and quick to read.

I wasn’t too impressed, and wouldn’t recommend reading Another World.

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