Inanna, Emily H. Wilson
Inanna, Emily H. Wilson
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Inanna
A Novel

Author: Emily H. Wilson

Narrator: Zehra Jane Naqvi

Unabridged: 14 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/21/2024


Synopsis

Stories are sly things . . . they can be hard to catch and kill.

Inanna is an impossibility. The first full Anunnaki born on Earth in Ancient Mesopotamia. Crowned the goddess of love by the twelve immortal Anunnaki who are worshipped across Sumer, she is destined for greatness.

But Inanna is born into a time of war. The Anunnaki have split into warring factions, threatening to tear the world apart. Forced into a marriage to negotiate a peace, she soon realizes she has been placed in terrible danger.

Gilgamesh, a mortal human son of the Anunnaki, and notorious womanizer, finds himself captured and imprisoned. His captor, King Akka, seeks to distance himself and his people from the gods. Arrogant and selfish, Gilgamesh is given one final chance to prove himself.

Ninshubar, a powerful warrior woman, is cast out of her tribe after an act of kindness. Hunted by her own people, she escapes across the country, searching for acceptance and a new place in the world.

As their journeys push them closer together, and their fates intertwine, they come to realize that together, they may have the power to change to face of the world forever.

About Emily H. Wilson

Emily H. Wilson is a journalist and is the first female editor of New Scientist magazine. She has a life-long interest in prehistory and ancient history. She lives with her husband in rural England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by No One

I may be a biased one but I lovveeee mythology and there is not enough about Sumerians so of course I ATE THIS UP WHOLE almost in one sitting the writing flowed smoothly and the story was constantly moving. This is an exceptional writer and a really gifted story teller this world felt so real and so......more

Goodreads review by Melinda

I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher. CHARACTERS 🔲 mary-sue party 🔲 mostly 2D 🔲 great main cast, forgettable side characters ✅ well-written 🔲 complex and fascinating 🔲 hard to believe they are fictional PLOT 🔲 you've already heard this exact story a thousand times 🔲 nothing memorable ✅......more

Oh this ate so sublimely Inanna basically takes Sumerian mythology and spins it out into its own epic fantasy. It's billed on the back as a retelling of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, which, don't get me wrong, it totally is. The book follows Gilgamesh through all the trials and tribulations that be......more

Goodreads review by HARES

Si je dois recommander UN livre, ce sera celui-ci. Tu aimes l’aventure, il y en a. Tu aimes la mythologie. Tu aimes les femmes de pouvoir, il y en a. Tu aimes les personnages au développement incroyable, il y en a. Tu aimes les amours compliqués, il y en a. Le cadre n’est pas familier, tu crains peut-......more