Heaven

A young man from Gaza dies in the war. The life he leads in Heaven surprises him.

Heaven is an Epic Fantasy novel about a young man from Gaza that dies in the war and passes to the afterlife. Based on Islamic theology, but accessible to non-Muslims.

This novel deals with fundamental questions about this life and life after death, all explored through the viewpoint of a Gazan passing to the afterlife. Mainly:

• A life unfulfilled, how does it get fulfilled in Heaven? Will people resume working, learning, building, evolving?
• Are humans the same or different in Heaven?
• What are the traits if people favored by God?
• What is the shape of human relationships in Heaven? Can there be ambition? Community? Conflict? How's all that affected by the baggage we bring with us from the first life?
• What are the limits of human knowledge in Heaven? Is all truth revealed? Is there more to explore?

All of that is explored through storytelling, with characters, drama, conflict, achievements and setbacks, joy and sadness, virtue, sin and redemption