In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction including the death of the beautiful singer Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. In rejecting her advances he incurs her revenge and an attack by the Bull of Heaven. Enkidu manages to kill the bull but is slain by Ishtar striking at the bond between the two friends. Shattered Gilgamesh vows he will destroy the last monster: death. From the Hardcover edition. Author: Ludmila Zeman Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) Published: 04/25/1998 Pages: 24 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.40lbs Size: 11.20h x 10.00w x 0.10d ISBN: 9780887764363 Audience: Ages 9-12 Accelerated Reader: Reading Level: 3.8 Point Value: 0.5 Interest Level: Middle Grade Quiz #/Name: 13696 / Revenge of Ishtar About the Author Ludmila Zeman was born in the former Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Canada in 1984. She has taught art in Vancouver created animated sequences for Sesame Street and with her husband made the film Lord of the Sky an award-winning animated short. Her epic Gilgamesh trilogy won numerous awards. Her book The First Red Maple Leaf was a finalist for the Governor General s Award for Illustration.