num_pages: 320
description: Gilgamesh the King is Robert Silverberg at his brilliant best. His extraordinary imagination coupled with unchallenged writing skill, takes us beyond the known frontiers of the science fiction genre.Using as his armature the life of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian god-king who actually lived some 5000 years ago, Silverberg has wrought an epic tale destined to become a contemporary classic.Gilgamesh contains fantasy elements only a talent as rich as Robert Silverberg’s can devise. Gilgamesh meets and battles Enkidu, the only man strong enough to become his friend; and together they journey to the thresholds of the gods. Ultimately these exploits incite the gods to anger and the way in which they retaliate leads Gilgamesh to yet another quest, this time a discovery that brings the relief and sorrow of age.Gilgamesh is myth and magic; it is also the story of fame, nobility, and mortality. It is sorcery, mysticism, and adventure. It is a wondrous story conceived and crafted by a wondrous storyteller. It is Robert Silverberg at his brilliant best.
language: English
title: Gilgamesh the King
titlecomplete: Gilgamesh the King
genres: Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Ancient History, Mythology, Historical, Adventure, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 897
series: Gilgamesh
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Tähtifantasia Award
publisher: Arbor House