The Clay Queen Children of Clay Book

The world has united to ban the Rynean death cult: a religion so savage it encourages Euthanasia and poisons its babies as an offering to Lord Ryna. But Bridget, a wealthy, depressed, and suicidal Rynean, and her ambitious husband, Jeremy, want to fight against the demonization of their religion. After all, the religious right to sacrifice one’s own life ought to be protected. And perhaps, selfishly, Bridget hopes someday to perform the Euthanasia ritual.Every seven years, Lord Ryna performs the Miracle of the Sun. She makes the sun spin, wobble, divide, and explode with brilliant colors. Bridget and Jeremy, to improve their religion’s image, have convinced the Order of Ryna to allow television cameras and scientists to observe the science-defying spectacle.But the Miracle of the Sun is not what it seems. It’s a new front in the eternal battle between two gods, Lord Ryna and Queen Nouei. Ryna has killed Nouei many times before, but Nouei keeps rising. Now, Ryna has figured out how to end the cycle once and for all. Except Nouei has a foolproof plan of her own, and now, Bridget’s mundane life will become the battleground of the gods.