On the young world of Dezrel, brother gods Karak and Ashhur, fleeing
their own failed world, recreate mankind in an attempt to make amends.
The fledgling race of humanity is guided by the First Families, men and
women who will not age so long as their hearts remain devoted to their
deities. But quickly the realms are thrown into chaos by the
construction of the Temple of the Flesh, built by exiled children of
Karak in the unclaimed land of Haven that lies between the two kingdoms.
Those of the Temple refuse to bend knee to either god, no matter the
risk. Thus comes Karak's ultimatum to the people of Haven: destroy the
Temple, or he will destroy it himself. But his fellow brother god,
Ashur, will not sit idly by while thousands of innocents die. . . . Can
Jacob Eveningstar, the First Man to be given life and Ashhur's most
trusted servant, prevent the coming bloodshed which threatens the
survival of the fledgling human race?