num_pages: 96
description: This is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about things that still matter to us friendship, fame, courage, happiness.Gilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world! But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.Retold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and illustrated with great power by David Parkins, Gilgamesh the Hero is a story that will linger in the imagination long after the book has been put down.
language: English
title: Gilgamesh the Hero
titlecomplete: Gilgamesh the Hero
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Ancient History, Folklore, Ancient, Literature, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 601
publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers