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Inanna

Sumerians Trilogy, Book 1

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Inanna

By: Emily H. Wilson
Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
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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.

©2023 Emily H. Wilson (P)2024 Tantor Ancient Fantasy Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Destiny
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Important myth, as it is perhaps the oldest recorded. I think a lot of world problems are caused by the denial of the feminine aspects of ourselves, so it is important for women to explore and embrace the shadow self (Ereshkigal). I feel I gained much from listening to this and reflecting on how it applies to me going through menopause. I highly recommend, especially for other mid-life women seeking to reconnect with their divine feminine.

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The audiobook narration of this is outstanding. I find the sounds of the names going round in my head: Enkidu, Ereshkigal… the narrator really adds a lot to this story.

I’ve read some reviews that say multiple
first-person POV narrators is a terrible idea. I say pfooey to that. Although I did go back and read through the Ninshubar chapters again when I’d got about half-way because I’d got a bit mixed up. That helped.

It’s a fast-paced book and I could easily go back and read it again now. But, instead I’m going to get Snow Crash off the shelf and read the librarian’s infodumps about Enki. That book led me to this one.

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