The Ship of Ishtar
Abraham Merritt
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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 | 25:42 | 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 | 19:22 | 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 | 20:08 | Read by roselbex |
| The Bracelet Betrays | 23:22 | Read by Ashley Greeley |
| The Despair of Kenton | 9:04 | Read by Doreen Marcotte |
| The King of the Two Deaths | 24:21 | Read by Ashley Greeley |
| The Blue Priest | 7:15 | 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 | 12:48 | Read by Doreen Marcotte |
| The Gods--and Man's Desire | 22:01 | 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!" | 31:54 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| The Ship Is Freed | 12:52 | Read by Alan Schulte |
| The Ship's Last Battle | 25:27 | Read by Micaela Harper |
| The Broken Toy! | 5:24 | Read by Inkell |