Gilgamesh the King - Softcover

Silverberg, Robert

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 055325250X ISBN 13: 9780553252507

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1985

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Recreates the legend of the Sumerian demi-god and king Gilgamesh, slayer of monsters and master of unsurpassed treasures, who searches for the key to immortality

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"[Silverberg] is a master." --Robert Jordan

"[Silverberg is] the John Updike of science fiction." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future . . . his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination." --"Los Angeles Times"

"Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction." --"The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"

"[Silverberg] is a master." --Robert Jordan

"[Silverberg is] the John Updike of science fiction." --"The New York Times Book Review""No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future . . . his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination." --"Los Angeles Times""Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction." --"The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"

[Silverberg] is a master. Robert Jordan
[Silverberg is] the John Updike of science fiction. "The New York Times Book Review" No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future . . . his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination. "Los Angeles Times" Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction. "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction""

[Silverberg] is a master. Robert Jordan
[Silverberg is] the John Updike of science fiction. The New York Times Book Review No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future . . . his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination. Los Angeles Times Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"

About the Author:

Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction s most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth, and Lord Valentine s Castle. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award. Silverberg is one of twenty-nine writers to have received that distinction."

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