In the desert, a mysterious artifact carries shocking discoveries from the past into the present, and then into the future.
In a storage closet, an archaeology student’s field diary reveals a history of chaos, conflict and murder.
In a basement, crumbling books contain the only clues to the restoration of a displaced people.
Three curious, oddly-matched intellectuals must weave together the narratives of geology, archaeology and belief to lay the past to rest and forge a path into the future.
Published February 2015
A National Novel Writing Month first draft: 50K words in 30 days. Beta readers welcome.
michelle rau 