Esta saga, basada en la novela de aventuras más antigua que se conserva, narra la vida de un rey legendario. Se adentra en su tumultuoso viaje, desde la huida de su tierra natal y un riguroso entrenamiento de guerrero hasta la forja de un vínculo profundo con Enkidu. Los lectores experimentarán sus lejanas búsquedas, encuentros con criaturas míticas y, finalmente, su glorioso reinado como el gobernante más poderoso del mundo.
The epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary god-king of Sumeria who discovered the secret of eternal life, has enflamed the imaginations of countless generations. In Gilgamesh, science fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg gives us a vivid portrait of a courageous, lusty, sometimes reckless ruler of men. It is the majestic tale of a man haunted by gods, tormented by his passion for a woman who was his greatest rival, and driven by a thirst for immortality.
Set in an Afterworld - where everyone who has ever lived reawakens when they die to live again and die again, seemingly for ever - this novel tells of the warrior-king Gilgamesh's journey in search of a gateway to the land of the living. Based on the author's novella "Gilgamesh in the Outback".