The Ship of Ishtar
Abraham Merritt
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Imaginative, sensual, gory.
John Kenton, WWI veteran and wealthy archaeologist, receives stone artifact from a friend in Babylon. Surprisingly, within the block is an incredibly detailed model of an ancient Babylonian ship. Soon Kenton finds himself transported to the ship the model represents, sailing the sea of an alien world and taking part in the eternal conflict between two Babylonian gods, Ishtar and Nergal. Sharane, the assistant priestess of Ishtar, controls one half of the ship; Klaneth, the assistant priest of Nergal, controls the other half. Can Kenton win over the priestess of Ishtar and free the ship from Nergal's influence? - Summary by TriciaG (10 hr 19 min)
Chapitres
| The Block from Babylon | 10:40 | Lu par ToddHW |
| The Freeing of the Ship | 8:55 | Lu par ToddHW |
| The First Adventure | 17:19 | Lu par David Nyhoff |
| The Ship Returns | 19:29 | Lu par Heather McKee |
| The Sin of Zarpanit | 14:24 | Lu par Paul Lawley-Jones |
| When the Gods Judged | 10:40 | Lu par Paul Lawley-Jones |
| The Flames Win Free | 11:03 | Lu par Paul Lawley-Jones |
| "Am I Not--Woman?" | 19:53 | Lu par Gillian Hendrie |
| Slave of the Ship | 34:35 | Lu par Gillian Hendrie |
| Under the Lash of Zachel | 9:30 | Lu par Ben Stewart |
| The Horn of Sleep | 8:22 | Lu par Inkell |
| The Mockery of Sharane | 15:03 | Lu par Josh J Barker |
| Gigi Makes a Vow | 25:42 | Lu par Marie Christian |
| The Chains Are Loosed | 26:57 | Lu par Nigel Kerr |
| The Snaring of Sharane | 12:08 | Lu par Marie Christian |
| Master of the Ship! | 21:23 | Lu par Michael Broomhill |
| Master of--Sharane! | 10:32 | Lu par Marie Christian |
| The Black Priest Strikes | 19:22 | Lu par JL Walden |
| Down the Rope of Sound | 15:08 | Lu par Josh J Barker |
| How the Ship Was Manned | 20:46 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| The Isle of Sorcerers | 20:08 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| The Bracelet Betrays | 23:22 | Lu par Ashley Greeley |
| The Despair of Kenton | 9:04 | Lu par Doreen Marcotte |
| The King of the Two Deaths | 24:21 | Lu par Ashley Greeley |
| The Blue Priest | 7:15 | Lu par Inkell |
| Before the Altar of Bel | 22:17 | Lu par JL Walden |
| "Ishtar! Show Thy Face!" | 19:17 | Lu par Devvon Eubanks |
| Guile of the Black Priest | 12:48 | Lu par Doreen Marcotte |
| The Gods--and Man's Desire | 22:01 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| The Waking of Sharane | 41:53 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| To the Open Sea | 9:41 | Lu par Michael Broomhill |
| "Let the Strife End!" | 31:54 | Lu par Christine Rottger |
| The Ship Is Freed | 12:52 | Lu par Alan Schulte |
| The Ship's Last Battle | 25:27 | Lu par Micaela Harper |
| The Broken Toy! | 5:24 | Lu par Inkell |
Critiques
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This is the full text of the original novel and was A Merritt’s preferred version. So glad this is available on Libravox!