What happens when an artist trained to capture the brute facts of existence is asked to depict something he doesn’t believe in? The Color of Miracles by Kieth Merrill poses that very question—placing readers in the tension-filled space where science and miracles meet, not to compete, but to converse.
Thomas Hall, the central character in The Color of Miracles, is no stranger to realism. As a fantasy artist commissioned to paint a massive mural for the Pacific Science Museum, he’s told to stick to the script: no magic, no faith, just Darwin and data. The museum’s director, a staunch atheist, insists that only the cold truth of evolution belongs on the wall.
But just as Thomas begins his mural, something unexpected shifts his perception. A young girl named Christina burned and presumed dead, survives a horrific accident—rescued by a praying stranger in a moment that defies logic. As Thomas is brought in to paint for a hospital wing named The Healing Place, he is slowly drawn into the orbit of something beyond his artistic palette: the undeniable presence of wonder.
Kieth Merrill doesn’t ask readers to abandon science. Instead, he opens the possibility that belief in something greater can live alongside scientific understanding. Through Thomas’s journey, Merrill suggests that miracles don’t need permission to exist—they just show up, uninvited but unforgettable.
So if you’re ready to see the world through a different lens—one brushed with truth, doubt, and a touch of the divine—The Color of Miracles by Kieth Merrill is waiting for you. Step into the story. You’ll find it on Amazon and the official website. Let it find you back.