gods and kings  three-time christy award winner and best-selling author lynn austin pens a fascinating historical novel based on actual biblical events. <p> shortly after the death of king solomon in 931 b.c., the promised land is divided into two separate nations: israel in the north, and judah in the south. hezekiah is the second son of king ahaz of judah. as he comes to power, he must navigate a troubled path to reunite his wayward people with yahweh.</p>