The Ship of Ishtar

Abraham Merritt (1884 - 1943)

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

Genre(s): Fantasy Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Block from Babylon ToddHW
00:10:40
Play 02 The Freeing of the Ship ToddHW
00:08:55
Play 03 The First Adventure David Nyhoff
00:17:19
Play 04 The Ship Returns Heather McKee
00:19:29
Play 05 The Sin of Zarpanit Paul Lawley-Jones
00:14:24
Play 06 When the Gods Judged Paul Lawley-Jones
00:10:40
Play 07 The Flames Win Free Paul Lawley-Jones
00:11:03
Play 08 "Am I Not--Woman?" Gillian Hendrie
00:19:53
Play 09 Slave of the Ship Gillian Hendrie
00:34:35
Play 10 Under the Lash of Zachel Ben Stewart
00:09:30
Play 11 The Horn of Sleep Inkell
00:08:22
Play 12 The Mockery of Sharane Josh J Barker
00:15:03
Play 13 Gigi Makes a Vow Marie Christian
00:25:42
Play 14 The Chains Are Loosed Nigel Kerr
00:26:57
Play 15 The Snaring of Sharane Marie Christian
00:12:08
Play 16 Master of the Ship! Michael Broomhill
00:21:23
Play 17 Master of--Sharane! Marie Christian
00:10:32
Play 18 The Black Priest Strikes JL Walden
00:19:22
Play 19 Down the Rope of Sound Josh J Barker
00:15:08
Play 20 How the Ship Was Manned roselbex
00:20:46
Play 21 The Isle of Sorcerers roselbex
00:20:08
Play 22 The Bracelet Betrays Ashley Greeley
00:23:22
Play 23 The Despair of Kenton Doreen Marcotte
00:09:04
Play 24 The King of the Two Deaths Ashley Greeley
00:24:21
Play 25 The Blue Priest Inkell
00:07:15
Play 26 Before the Altar of Bel JL Walden
00:22:17
Play 27 "Ishtar! Show Thy Face!" Devvon Eubanks
00:19:17
Play 28 Guile of the Black Priest Doreen Marcotte
00:12:48
Play 29 The Gods--and Man's Desire roselbex
00:22:01
Play 30 The Waking of Sharane roselbex
00:41:53
Play 31 To the Open Sea Michael Broomhill
00:09:41
Play 32 "Let the Strife End!" Christine Rottger
00:31:54
Play 33 The Ship Is Freed Alan Schulte
00:12:52
Play 34 The Ship's Last Battle Micaela Harper
00:25:27
Play 35 The Broken Toy! Inkell
00:05:24