The Great Flood of Elias Thorne · Elias Thorn
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The Great Flood of Elias Thorne

Everyone in this world is called Elias Thorne, and humanity has destroyed nature. Flying above it, Elias hears God speak from a burning cigarette. Promised a flood and ordered to build an ark, he extinguishes the cigarette and waits for catastrophe. The story can be read as satire on depersonalisation and ecological destruction; the protagonist’s refusal expresses an unwillingness to take part in saving the world.

Name match · Name variant: Elias Thorne

Role · Ian Patterson · author and organiser of The Thousand Faces

Full story read; part of The Thousand Faces

Date or period · 2026-06-19

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About the author · Shiraki Press (https://shirakipress.com/pages/ian-patterson)

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