Gilgamesh The King by Robert Silverberg

A richly imagined re-creation of ancient Mesopotamia that follows the life and reign of a powerful but troubled ruler whose bond with a wild companion reshapes him, leading to a perilous quest to defy mortality; blending mythic episodes with political realism, it explores leadership, friendship, grief, and the search for meaning and legacy amid the demands of state and the inevitability of human loss.

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