<p><span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">"S.P. Somtow doesn't write like anyone else" - Dean R. Koontz</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Virgin. Mother. Goddess. Miriam of Nazareth was all three. S.P. Somtow's deconstructive retelling of the life of the most famous woman in history is set in a richly pagan world, where hellenism coexisted with monotheism, where Roman-occupied Judaea was not all sand and zealots but a richly-layered territory of a polyglot, multiethnic world. It's a world where women still practice their ancient mysteries alongside the rigidly structured society of patriarchs.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Perhaps controversial, "Miriam" lay in a drawer for two decades despite its author's success in fields such as science fiction, horror and fantasy. It's now being released one episode at a time.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">"Annunciation" is the first part of an epic novel in serial form.</span></p><p><br></p>