Before gods, before worlds, there was only silence…
From the endless void of Nun, a single breath awakens—a breath that shapes rivers, raises ridges, lights stars, and gives birth to the first gods. Atum, the One Who Breathed First, must navigate the fragile balance of a newborn world, where creation and chaos are as close as shadow and flame.
But as his children rise—storm and root, veil and spark—the harmony he fought to build begins to tremble. Betrayal brews, the void stirs, and Atum must hold the circle together by force, or sacrifice himself to let the world stand without him.
Told through Atum’s eyes with vivid imagery and rich dialogue, The One Who Breathed First is a sweeping young adult mythological epic about creation, power, and the courage to let go when the world no longer needs its first breath.