This is Earth before Adam. Six angelic beings govern Earth. They are beautiful and strong, exquisitely formed and fashioned. The day they become enemies is forever etched in their memories. It is Helel's fault. Not even Abba, the Creator, conceives that Helel could become enchanted by an impossible notion: to be deity. Emboldened by beautiful Atara, Helel morphs from a faithful friend to a cunning foe. Seduced by their own ambition, Helel and Atara form the most evil alliance that existence had ever known. Abba's Lament was previously published as Before The Beginning