• ISBN13: 9781546277668
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publisher Imprint: Authorhouse
• Publication Date: January 30, 2019
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: USD 20.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 431 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Alternative History

Set in Sumeria in the middle Bronze Age, a head gardener becomes king. Enlil-Bani, scheduled for execution and made king for a day in accordance with the tradition of the era, instead reigns as king for 24 years. Based on a true event, Gods of Gift and Grief follows the lives of Enlil-Bani and his family members as they experience revenge, lust and love, personal tragedies, plague, births and deaths, and travels to exotic lands. TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains scenes of violence and overt sexuality.

Frank lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with Marilyn, his wife. He is a student of history with a doctorate in psychology and social science minors. After writing his first novel, The Diviner's Chronicle, he continued to research both Sumerian and Harappan cultures to develop the current book, which continues the story of Enlil-Bani, king of Isin, and his family.