Shin'ar, My Love

(REVISED Edition in 2024. Uses 14pt typeface) The Great Deluge has buried the temple cities of Sumeria in earth and silt. The Command Center has moved to Shalem; the Anunnaki Lords are rebuilding their temples in Eridu, Nippur, Uruk(Erech), Ur.Amid the chaos, Anunnaki princess Celi does what she can to help, working with her grandfather Mica to rebuild Lord Enki's temple in Eridu until shortly after her Naming Day. Lord Enki's mate, Ninki offers Celi the opportunity to rebuild the village of Bethel, west of the Dead Sea. It means separation from her love, the handsome shuttle pilot Deem. The assignment also means working with the Beag, a shorter race Celi distrusts.As Celi labors with the Beag, however, she finds that wariness waning. Then disaster strikes: a nuclear warhead has wiped out Sodom from existence-and Deem has disappeared amid rumors he's been ensnared by Inanna, the so-called goddess of war and love. Celi can only wait and hope the gossip isn't true, and her beloved has survived what may be the end of her world.A tale of love and a nuclear disaster, Shin'ar, My Love reminds us of what we owe the Anunnaki..