People worship atomic gods. All science is concentrated in temples, only priests can be initiated into science. The Lord Ruler must constantly maneuver through palace intrigues, carry out the expansion of neighboring planets, suppress the discontent of the priests and the performances of slaves... Clane was born into the family of the Lord Ruler, but was marked by the atomic gods and none of the family expected great achievements from the mutant... (Annotation source - The book’s text has been translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence system. In most cases, the translation is accurate and clear, but occasionally there may be incorrect phrasing or individual words left untranslated.