num_pages: 24
description: Frightened by the thought of dying, Gilgamesh braves a series of dangers in an effort to learn the secret of eternal life, but although he meets the survivor of the great flood and is offered a chance at perpetual youth, he never achieves his goal, in a retelling of an episode from the story of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest legend.
language: English
title: The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
titlecomplete: The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
genres: Mythology, Historical, Ancient History, Childrens, Literature, Picture Books, Classics, Adventure, History, Ancient
ratings_count: 428
places: Iraq
series: The Gilgamesh Trilogy
publisher: Turtleback Books