cover image Gilgamesh the King

Gilgamesh the King

Ludmila Zeman. Tundra Books (NY), $8.95 (24pp) ISBN 978-0-88776-437-0

The Mesopotamian epic about a tyrannical king who finds his humanity and embarks on a quest for immortality here takes shape as a trio of books: Gilgamesh the King, The Revenge of Ishtar and The Last Quest of Gilgamesh. All three are illustrated with vivid pastels on black paper. Ages 8-up. (May)