Enki

When disaster strikes his home world of Arra, E sets out into the void of space seeking gold-a vital ingredient-in a last-ditch plan to save his planet. Soon he discovers the precious metal on a small, water-rich world that is the third in a modestly-sized solar system.

Mining requires labor, so E looks to the planet's most advanced species, a bipedal ape. Through science, genetic manipulation, and breeding, he creates a race capable of retrieving the gold they so desperately need.

Standing against E is Morgoth, his half-brother. The cause of the disaster threatening Arra, Morgoth has his own plans for the gold-rich planet-and E 's new race.

When his laborers begin to chafe under the yokes of slavery, E realizes he's created much more than a workforce: he's created a new species as worthy of rights and freedoms as any Arran. This stunning realization changes E forever and brings war to a planet that has only ever known peace.

To protect and defend the children he's created, E will risk everything. If he fails, two worlds may die. But if he succeeds, he will truly become Enki: Lord of Earth.