Logline: Lord(s) of Earth reimagines the life of Christ as a high-stakes thriller.
Characters:
Hayk, a hard-nosed physicist and Marine, is pulled through a desert anomaly/portal by Iblis, an ancient Djinn, and forced into a desperate mission to save Iblis’s only child—Jesus—from crucifixion.
Setup (Opening)
- Hayk Hapootlian, an MIT-trained physicist turned Marine, leads a reconnaissance team in the Jordanian steppe investigating a mysterious anomaly. He is skeptical, rational, and haunted by loss.
- A localized portal in the desert displaces Hayk from his unit into a parallel, older landscape; his electronics fail and his bearings vanish.
Tone and Market Positioning: A genre-crossing thriller that fuses military realism, speculative myth, and historical reimagining. It will appeal to readers of literary thrillers and speculative historical fiction who enjoy moral complexity, fast-paced action, and provocative reinterpretations of sacred narratives.
Blurbs
They’ve been here since the dawn of time. Long ago, the Djinn created this universe as a lab in which they could experiment upon their subjects – humanity. Unbeknownst to those ancient scientists, one of their own plotted against them. A tapestry of history, fantasy, and SciFi – Lord(s) of Earth retells one of the most significant stories in human history!
Humans are lab rats in experiments conducted by timeless overlords. Start with the Sumerian creation myth, sprinkle in djinn lore, then add a solid measure of modern physics, bake over the fires of human passions and you get Lord(s) of Earth.
Hap Hapner 
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