Gilgamesh

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In the tradition of The Mists of Avalon, "Gilgamesh" is a sweeping historical novel with elements of magic drawing on the world's oldest epic. Gilgamesh, the young king of Erech, two-thirds god and one-third man, was born of the Sacred Marriage, in which the ruler of Erech was wedded to Ianna by her chief priestess. While he has distinguished himself in war, subduing several of the other city-states in Mesopotamia, his rule is flawed -- for while he cares a great deal for battle, he cares not for the other duties as king. When Gilgamesh refuses to take his part in the sacred ritual, the gods respond by creating a man who is his equal. This man is Enkidu, a man who lives as a beast in the wild, a man who will become Gilgamesh's best friend and will signal the destruction of Erech.