Jehovah’s breath, guided by hands more ancient than his own, has brought a world into being 168 times. Each time, his hands destroyed what he had made and began again. But this creation is different. There are those who have sworn to protect it, even from the gods who made it. Telel is one of them. And somewhere in Rosocova, a woman named Aisha is about to become another. Soup, the first novel in the Shattered Mirrors series, is a dark literary fantasy of survival, compassion, and the dangerous power of ordinary hands. Pay attention to hers. That is where the magic begins.