The Map of Faith

By Thabo Katlholo

Before Africa was conquered, it was imagined.
Before it was mapped, it was myth.

In the fog-bound halls of Victorian England, Dr Elias Livingstone is a man out of step with his age. A physician and man of faith, he believes the world still holds sacred truths untouched by empire or science. When a mysterious map surfaces - one that shows rivers that should not exist - his conviction hardens into obsession.

The map is said to point toward the heart of Africa, a land Europeans have not yet seen, only dreamed of. Some call it Eden. Others call it heresy.

As Livingstone struggles to raise funds among sceptical scholars, religious authorities, and imperial patrons, he is drawn into secret societies, forbidden theology, and whispered legends of a living river that remembers every soul that seeks it. The more he studies the map, the more it begins to change - and so does he.

Faith becomes ambition. Curiosity becomes destiny.

Set in a pre-colonial world where Africa remains unseen and Europe projects its fears onto the unknown, The Map of Faith is a haunting historical fantasy about obsession, belief, and the dangerous power of discovery. It is the first book in an epic series that reimagines exploration not as conquest, but as a reckoning.

Some maps guide you to places.
This one leads you to judgment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GBHFZDN3
• ISBN13: 9798279266999
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"