The Revenge of Ishtar
  • Published: 15 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9780887764363
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 24
  • RRP: $19.99
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The Revenge of Ishtar

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In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing, Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. In rejecting her advances, he incurs her revenge and an attack by the Bull of Heaven. Enkidu manages to kill the bull, but is slain by Ishtar, striking at the bond between the two friends. Shattered, Gilgamesh vows he will destroy the last monster: death.
  • Published: 15 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9780887764363
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 24
  • RRP: $19.99
Categories:

About the author

Ludmila Zeman

Accomplished filmmaker, author, and illustrator Ludmila Zeman was born in the Czech Republic. She is the daughter of well-known Czech film director Karel Zeman. Ludmila worked on major motion pictures early in her career, and she went on to create her own short animated films including the award-winning Lord of the Sky for the National Film Board of Canada. Besides films, Ludmila’s storytelling talent and unique design has been expressed in countless children’s picture books. She’s received numerous awards as the author and illustrator of the Gilgamesh and Sindbad trilogies and The First Red Maple Leaf, all published by Tundra Books. In 1995, Ludmila received a Governor General’s Award for Illustration for her book, The Last Quest of Gilgamesh. Ludmila now lives in Montreal, Quebec. For more information about Ludmila Zeman, please visit her website at www.ludmilazeman.com.

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Praise for The Revenge of Ishtar

The Gilgamesh Trilogy:

“A powerful version of the Gilgamesh epic…a stirring and sad tale.”

–The New Yorker