(W/A) Tim Fielder. King AjA Oba and Queen Lewa are revered across the African continent for their impressive political and military skills. Yet the future of their kingdom is in jeopardy* for the royal couple do not have an heir of their own. When the King kidnaps his son born to a concubine* Obinrin* she curses AjA with the "gift" of immortality. After enjoying long* wonderful lives both* Queen Lewa and the crown prince die naturally* leaving the ageless bereaved King AjA heartbroken and alone. For decades* the immortal AjA wanders the world* mourning his lost subjects and searching for a new kingdom. His journey leads him across time* allowing him to witness the trans-Atlantic slave trade* the New World* the American Civil Rights Movement* first contact with an alien species* and conflicts within the known universe. Thrust into these seminal events* AjA* now known by many as "John*" faces harrowing decisions that will determine mankind's physical and spiritual trajectory.