Two childhood friends, now PhD students, are searching for the mythical Tree of Life, hoping it will provide answers to the discovery of a primordial microorganism with tremendous power.

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Mendelssohn Schultz is a doctoral candidate in the field of New Testament textual criticism at Boston University. When he and his friend Alyss uncover a strange clue from the Lost Ship of the Colorado Desert, it will lead them around the world from high-speed shootouts to the discovery of the ancient Minoan Labyrinth.​

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If they fail, a destructive force of nature may be unleashed upon the world.

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The first book of the SHATTERED EARTH series, The Tree of Life is an original novel by J. C. Yang, weaving theology, history, and science into a fast paced thriller.