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