The epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary god-king of Sumeria who discovered the secret of eternal life, has enflamed the imaginations of countless generations. In Gilgamesh, science fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg gives us a vivid portrait of a courageous, lusty, sometimes reckless ruler of men. It is the majestic tale of a man haunted by gods, tormented by his passion for a woman who was his greatest rival, and driven by a thirst for immortality.

In a disjointed, dreamlike, and violent afterworld, the hero Gilgamesh joins Helen of Troy and Picasso on a journey into a very familiar and infinitely more frightening realm than the one they had left behind