Between the Rivers

At the sun-drenched dawn of human history, in the great plain between the two great rivers, are the cities of men. And each city is ruled by its god.

But the god of the city of Gibil is lazy and has let the men of his city develop the habit of thinking for themselves. Now the men of Gibil have begun to devise arithmetic, and commerce, and are sending expeditions to trade with other lands.

They're starting to think that perhaps men needn't always be subject to the whims of gods. This has the other god worried.

And well they might be...because human cleverness, once awakened, isn't likely to be easily squelched.

"The master of alternative SF."-- Publishers Weekly

"Great fun!"-- San Diego Union Tribune

"A truly entertaining exploration of ways in which men might have won independence from the gods--back when the gods were real."-- Locus

"A truly entertaining exploration of ways in which men might have won independence from the gods--back when were real." -- Locus

Harry Turtledove is the Hugo-winning author of many SF and fantasy novels. His alternate-history novels, include the bestselling The Guns of the South, How Few Remain, the Worldwar series, and the recent Ruled Britannia. He lives with his wife and daughters in Los Angeles.