Gods before Kings

At the dawn of civilisation a perfect society existed for a brief moment in time in the city of Uruk in Mesopotamia. A golden era of humanity where women and men were treated equally. Where mutual trust and co-operation bound all citizens together under the watchful eye of the temple priests.

Before long, overpopulation would bring the spectre of warfare, capitalism and the first kings into the land and the precious moment was lost forever.
That time is the subject of Gods Before Kings, a novel that shines a spotlight down the tunnel of history and Illuminates the inhabitants of the city of Uruk, Mesopotamia an incredible 5000 years ago.

There was joy and wonder in all the achievements of their city. The population was rapidly expanding. In fact, the fruit of its success bore the seeds of its downfall.

Reading this novel will take you there-

• It is the story of the keen-eyed Marduk, the temple priest, struggling to keep control of the expanding city.
• It is the story of the daughters of Inanna and the profound effect their sisterhood had on the lives of its citizens.

• It is the story of Nigmah, the effortless leader of men challenging to become the first king.

• It is the story of Telal and Iltani, refugees with an unknown past arriving in Uruk to find paradise is not without its own dangers.

• And of Enki, brilliant and haunted, in his cleric cell within the temple as he struggles to invent the written word by lamp light.