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NATHANIEL A JONES

The Fourth Man · Book 3

When the Music Stopped

The music played. The fire waited. They stood.

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The Story

ENTER THE STORY

The music of the empire plays, and all the world bows. But when the music stops, three men are still standing — and the fire is waiting.

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Meet the Characters

THE PLAYERS

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Protagonist

Shadrach

A Hebrew captive brought into Babylonian power and given a new name. When an empire commands him to bow, he becomes one of the three who refuse to kneel.

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Protagonist

Meshach

One of the three young captives reshaped by Babylon's education, who stands with his brothers when the music commands the world to bow.

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Protagonist

Abednego

The third of the trio taken from Jerusalem into an empire determined to remake them. His courage holds when obedience to the state demands what he cannot give.