Name: The Land Beyond
Author: Mentor Morris Njogu

About the book

The white ship leaves the islands for a continent of kingdoms, where Eli learns that destiny was never a place, a crown, power, an island or even the Stone, but walking with God one choice at a time.

Destiny was never a place.

The book, laid out like a course

1 parts and 35 chapters. Open a part to see what each chapter helps you understand.

Full outline

Part1

The chapters

01The Door on the MountainA harbourless island of black sand where Eli wades ashore alone towards a mountain door.
02The Thousand DoorsEvery door on the mountain opens on a different possible Eli, from king to beggar to murderer.
03The Road of NothingEli falls into a darkness with no ground and no Stone and must find his way without it.
04The People of the StoneThousands of others who carry stones of their own gather on a plain, some cracked, some black.
05The One Who PlantedThe Stone’s light turns inward and Eli confronts the one who planted the islands.
06The Kingdom of LightPast the gate the travellers stand in a light that comes from everywhere.
07The City of a Thousand ThronesA man in a plain white garment comes out of a city full of thrones to meet them.
08The King on the ThroneEli faces a version of himself on a throne who is not afraid.
09The Crowns on the GroundThe city’s crowns fall and the people discover that freedom can feel frightening.
10The Gate of LoveA small open wooden gate at the city’s northern edge invites them on.
11The Cost of LoveA slow darkness moves over the valley, and the friends stand in front of it.
12The Mountain of SurrenderOn a high white mountain the Stone grows heavier with every step.
13Without the StoneEli goes on up the mountain after leaving the Stone behind.
14The Tree of NamesEli holds a warm fruit with his own name moving under its skin.
15The First CarrierThe Tree of Names burns without turning to ash and reveals the first carrier of the Stone.
16The ForgettingThe mountain collapses and the names on the Tree begin to vanish.
17The Name that RemainedOne name, Morrigan, stays in darkness and is not restored.
18The Eyes of MorriganMorrigan wakes under the roots of the burnt Tree and hears a whisper.
19The City of KingdomsA city of lights climbing a great valley comes into view at sunset.
20The Kingdom WithinA Queen, a crowd and Morrigan’s voice point to a kingdom that is inside people.
21Why You Were BornBeneath the earth the travellers meet Adam, the first carrier, afraid on his throne.
22The Child Who Knew His NameA child who knows his own name speaks to them.
23The Thing Beneath the WavesThe sea goes still around the ship and something stirs beneath it.
24The City that RememberedA drowned city rises from the sea and carries the ship up with it.
25The Land of NationsBells ring across a continent and millions of lights begin to wake.
26The TeacherA man with no crown, weapon or throne seems to hold a whole city’s attention.
27What Lived Beneath the CityThe ground shakes and something beneath the city rises.
28The Kingdom that MovedThe Stone says GO and the city begins to change from the inside.
29The Last FragmentThe Stone has become fragments carried by many people, and one piece stays cold.
30The Forgotten DoorThree days on the road with the Kingdom moving through ordinary people.
31The People Who Could Not Be SeenCrowds who carry nothing join the road towards the light.
32The Mountain of ChoiceA black mountain where each person must choose to climb or turn back.
33The Name Above Every NameWith the Stone gone, Eli still feels its warmth inside him.
34The Road HomeA quiet morning with no Stone, no map and no fear.
35The Last WordYears pass; the world is not perfect, but the Kingdom has come quietly through people who remember.