Delight of Humans and Gods

The most important book you’ve probably never heard of is On the Nature of Things by the Roman poet Lucretius. Two thousand years ago, it spoke of atoms, the laws of physics, and a universe without gods—but then the poem was lost to history. When a copy of the ancient manuscript resurfaced in 1417, it fueled the Renaissance, ushering in our modern world. With a poetic flourish, On the Nature of Things is dedicated to the divine Venus, “delight of humans and gods.”

Delight of Humans and Gods is an innovative series that takes you into an alternate timeline where Lucretius’s book and its scientific knowledge were never lost. It unfolds across millennia, from the dawn of the Lucretian Era in The Exiled Queen (a “rich and rousing memorable historical fantasy”—Publishers Weekly) to Earth’s far future in The Regolith Temple (“a must-read for sci-fi fans”—Publishers Weekly). Each novel is a standalone capturing a critical turning point in this surprising timeline, and the series can be read in any order.