Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents an adventure based on
ancient Mesopotamian mythology by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash
Mistry series.
"An epic worthy of Gilgamesh. Chadda brings attention to the less
well-recognized mythology of ancient Mesopotamia with engaging humor and
wit."--Kirkus Reviews
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*Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping
at his parents' deli in the evenings. But all that is blown to
smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds
the secret to eternal life. Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn't know
it, and that's about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep
trouble. Sik's not in this alone. He's got Belet, the adopted daughter
of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, on his side, and a former hero
named Gilgamesh, who has taken up gardening in Central Park. Now all
they have to do is retrieve the Flower of Immortality to save Manhattan
from being wiped out by disease. To succeed, they'll have to conquer sly
demons, treacherous gods, and their own darkest nightmares.
"Featuring gods and goddesses, and importantly, Muslim heroes, this
#OwnVoices tale eerily echoes our pandemic presents; but readers will
find escape in the entertaining balance of an apocalyptic setting with
irreverent humor."--School Library Journal
Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians,
soon to be a series on Disney+.
Look for these other best-selling Rick Riordan Presents titles:
- Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
- The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes
- Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
- Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
