From the shore of a frozen steppe, an outcast hunter embarks for the otherworld to ask his ancestors how to bring the mammoth back to the fields of sedge.

In a shining, island kingdom of wonders, the daughter of a high priest fights for her claim to wealth and power after her father is assassinated by the king.

When their threads of fate entwine, they will build an empire recalled as an ancient legend and a cautionary tale. But how did he become a god while she became a mere footnote in history?