• In Sumer, before the rise of the kingship, the prosperous city of Birith isknown throughout the land for its devotion to the goddess Inanna. But after athousand years of plenty, the city is in danger of being overrun by the nomadicrefugees that swell in number outside of its walls. Even as her high priestmakes plans to preside over his final ritual to Inanna and name a successor,powerful interests outside of the city begin to question the wisdom ofcontinuing to submit to the Temple’s authority. When the role of consortis passed unexpectedly to a woman named Entika, she must overcome not only theprejudices of her own people but a cunning enemy backed by the rising tide ofhistory.
• Collects and completes the Inanna's Tears series, a proto-historical,romantic tragedy in five acts, 5,000 years in the making.