What gave our world its first drink of water? Who inspired that first human to use symbols to write the first words? Where did the gods of mythology really come from? Inspired by a Native American creation story, A Most Promising Planet peeks back in time to offer another view of Earth’s beginning and illuminates some of mankind’s most significant moments in history. Who inspired one man of the Tewa Pueblo to orchestrate the first American revolution in 1680? Was it an accident that two ordinary people—Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Beecher Stowe—became integral characters during the Civil War? A Most Promising Planet follows mysterious entities as they nudge Earth to life, then slowly nurse it along until a sentient race evolves. These free-thinking humans prove to be challenging as the beings of energy endeavor to bring enlightenment to a most troublesome species.