The "Crossing Times" series represents a formidable challenge: writing the history of human civilization as a novel. Schmitt has been working on this massive project for more than thirty years. He gathered historical, scientific, religious, medical, sociological, philosophical, and technical information, giving free rein to his imagination to create powerful, influential, and unforgettable characters that readers can relate to and identify with.

The novel "Lost Paradises" represents the first part of this project, telling the story of a terrible flood. But the greatest challenge posed by this novel is the challenge of love, and the book, in all its chapters, is a hymn to love. Isn't the flood a test of love for life, of faith in this love, and of devotion to it?

A novel that places us directly in front of Stone Age man, revealing to us the visions and perceptions he possessed, and the technological progress he achieved. From this perspective, it is a painful blow that the author directs at the arrogance of man in this era, calling him to descend from his lofty position and to abandon the illusion of superiority that dwells within him.