The Ship of Ishtar


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(4.2 stars; 6 reviews)

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)

Chapters

The Block from Babylon 10:40 Read by ToddHW
The Freeing of the Ship 8:55 Read by ToddHW
The First Adventure 17:19 Read by David Nyhoff
The Ship Returns 19:29 Read by Heather McKee
The Sin of Zarpanit 14:24 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
When the Gods Judged 10:40 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
The Flames Win Free 11:03 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
"Am I Not--Woman?" 19:53 Read by Gillian Hendrie
Slave of the Ship 34:35 Read by Gillian Hendrie
Under the Lash of Zachel 9:30 Read by Ben Stewart
The Horn of Sleep 8:22 Read by Inkell
The Mockery of Sharane 15:03 Read by Josh J Barker
Gigi Makes a Vow 25:41 Read by Marie Christian
The Chains Are Loosed 26:57 Read by Nigel Kerr
The Snaring of Sharane 12:08 Read by Marie Christian
Master of the Ship! 21:23 Read by Michael Broomhill
Master of--Sharane! 10:32 Read by Marie Christian
The Black Priest Strikes 19:21 Read by JL Walden
Down the Rope of Sound 15:08 Read by Josh J Barker
How the Ship Was Manned 20:46 Read by roselbex
The Isle of Sorcerers 20:07 Read by roselbex
The Bracelet Betrays 23:22 Read by Ashley Greeley
The Despair of Kenton 9:03 Read by Doreen Marcotte
The King of the Two Deaths 24:20 Read by Ashley Greeley
The Blue Priest 7:14 Read by Inkell
Before the Altar of Bel 22:17 Read by JL Walden
"Ishtar! Show Thy Face!" 19:17 Read by Devvon Eubanks
Guile of the Black Priest 12:47 Read by Doreen Marcotte
The Gods--and Man's Desire 22:00 Read by roselbex
The Waking of Sharane 41:53 Read by roselbex
To the Open Sea 9:41 Read by Michael Broomhill
"Let the Strife End!" 31:53 Read by Christine Rottger
The Ship Is Freed 12:53 Read by Alan Schulte
The Ship's Last Battle 25:30 Read by Micaela Harper
The Broken Toy! 5:24 Read by Inkell