Ship of Ishtar

by Abraham Merritt

35 chapters10h 19mEnglish1924

About this book

Imaginative, sensual, gory. John Kenton, WWI veteran and wealthy archaeologist, receives stone artifact from a friend in Babylon. Surprisingly, within the block is an incredibly detailed model of an ancient Babylonian ship. Soon Kenton finds himself transported to the ship the model represents, sailing the sea of an alien world and taking part in the eternal conflict between two Babylonian gods, Ishtar and Nergal. Sharane, the assistant priestess of Ishtar, controls one half of the ship; Klaneth, the assistant priest of Nergal, controls the other half. Can Kenton win over the priestess of Ishtar and free the ship from Nergal's influence? - Summary by TriciaG

Chapters (35)

1The Block from Babylon

640

2The Freeing of the Ship

535

3The First Adventure

1039

4The Ship Returns

1169

5The Sin of Zarpanit

864

6When the Gods Judged

640

7The Flames Win Free

663

8"Am I Not--Woman?"

1193

9Slave of the Ship

2075

10Under the Lash of Zachel

570

11The Horn of Sleep

502

12The Mockery of Sharane

903

13Gigi Makes a Vow

1542

14The Chains Are Loosed

1617

15The Snaring of Sharane

728

16Master of the Ship!

1283

17Master of--Sharane!

632

18The Black Priest Strikes

1162

19Down the Rope of Sound

908

20How the Ship Was Manned

1246

21The Isle of Sorcerers

1208

22The Bracelet Betrays

1402

23The Despair of Kenton

544

24The King of the Two Deaths

1461

25The Blue Priest

435

26Before the Altar of Bel

1337

27"Ishtar! Show Thy Face!"

1157

28Guile of the Black Priest

768

29The Gods--and Man's Desire

1321

30The Waking of Sharane

2513

31To the Open Sea

581

32"Let the Strife End!"

1914

33The Ship Is Freed

772

34The Ship's Last Battle

1527

35The Broken Toy!

324

Ship of Ishtar

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Chapters (35)

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