Women of Power - Book One - NADITA

Her Most Serene Holiness, Princess Inanna-Nadita of Kish has been appointed High Priestess of Inanna in Uruk. The power and prestige the confident, intelligent, statuesque, nineteen-year-old daughter of King Enmebaragesi of Kish holds is enormous. Tonight, she is to engage with King Gilgamesh in a sacred Hieros Gamos ritual, but she is forbidden a human love for this mortal man who is both a god and a king. She belongs to Goddess Inanna alone. God An will not have it. High Priestess An-Zim sets Nadita and Gilgamesh the task of solving the Mystery of the Piscium to enable Nadita to leave the service of Inanna and serve God An and become Queen of Uruk, while Cardinal Humusi fully transitions to become High Priestess Inanna-Humusina themself. Avatar Ereshkigal and her bisexual lover the Divine Nintinugga engage in plots of assassination and seduction to have Kiggy become Queen of Uruk. Duke Denlugal has murderous schemes afoot and he has no intention of letting sentiment or superstition or foolish riddles stand in his way. King Gilgamesh confronts his mortality and crosses the Sea of Death. Urbar the Lone Wolf learns the very difficult lesson of unquestioning loyalty. Tintin gives and gets what every naughty little bitch deserves. Bishop Etanub, servant of the Lord Who Rides the Storm, rides his own storm with High Priestess An-Zim who knows precisely what her preferences are and has no time for diffidence or matins or ridiculous vows of poverty and celibacy. Will the Mystery of the Piscium be solved, and will An-Zim finally sign Nadita's indult of departure …?