Exiled gods of Eridu
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What if Adam and Eve weren't the only people to be exiled from the Garden of Eden?
When the child, Maleya, is brutally killed, the peaceful exiles in the village of Eridu must decide how to respond. Will there be Rules? Punishment? Leadership? And above all, how are they to respond to the traveling delegation for a far-off land who may or may not be responsible?Nin and her friend Adenki have just a few hours to solve the murder if they hope to prevent a war, and can they trust the newcomer, Jared, when he persists in telling them children's stories?
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