Nicky Heymans is an author of historical fiction known for drawing fresh inspiration out of familiar biblical stories. Reviewers say her books "transport you back in time... you wont be disappointed."
The Wilderness Trilogy
Into the Wilderness
'Into the Wilderness' is a vivid re-imagining of the bible story depicting the Israelites' exodus from captivity in Egypt and the beginning of their new life as desert wanderers. The first book in an epic trilogy, 'Into the Wilderness' is told through the eyes of Joshua, a biblical figure best known as the warrior leader who travelled with Moses. Journey with Joshua into the wilderness; witness signs, wonders and miracles ...and have your courage tested to the limit as you join Joshua in battling the relentless forces of darkness.
Then There Were Giants
'Then There Were Giants' is the second book in the Wilderness trilogy. Told through the eyes of the warrior leader, Joshua, it centres around the Israelites' exodus from captivity in Egypt and the years they spent wandering in the desert in search of their promised land. Join Joshua and his fellow Israelites as they learn how to survive in the desert, experience the brutality of warfare, and face their greatest adversaries yet: giants!
The conclusion of Joshua's epic journey will be released in 2024.
About Nicky
Nicky Heymans is the exciting new author of a trilogy of historical novels set in ancient Israel. Nicky is passionate about telling bible stories from a fresh perspective, in the process vividly capturing what it must have been like to experience some of the Bible's most dramatic events.
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Although born in the United Kingdom, she lived the first forty years of her life in Zimbabwe, Africa, where she met and married her husband, Kingsley, with whom she has three grown children. Nicky's writing career began when she felt prompted to blog about her family's journey with faith and loss after her mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer. This blog series is entitled ‘Fields of Grace’ and can be read here. Following on from that, Nicky started writing novels, and the Wilderness series was born! She currently lives and writes from Swansea, in South Wales.
Accolades
In September 2023, a few months after 'Into the Wilderness' was published, it was nominated for an award in the Historical Fiction Category of an international organisation, the Christian Indie Awards 2024. A short time later, Nicky's novel was chosen as a finalist. The results are due to be published in May, 2024.
‘Into the Wilderness’ was featured in the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2023, which attracts visitors from all around the world, and in August 2023, Nicky was interviewed by UCB2 (United Christian Broadcasters) on their programme, ‘This is My Story’, about her journey as a writer and how ‘Into the Wilderness’ came into being.
