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Emily H. Wilson

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Emily H. Wilson is the author of the Sumerians trilogy, three historical novels set in Ancient Mesopotamia. She has also contributed a 30,000 word non-fiction essay on Gilgamesh in literature and in history to a new book (also titled Gilgamesh) that will be out this October from Flame Tree Press.
Emily was formerly the editor in chief of New Scientist, and she is currently working on her first work of science fiction. She is also writing her first non-fiction book, on prehistoric stone tools and what they tell us about our ancestors.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 4,219 ratings · 662 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
Inanna (Sumerians, #1)
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Gilgamesh (Sumerians, #2)
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“No one at all sees Death,
No one at all sees the face of Death,
No one at all hears the voice of Death,
Death so savage, who hacks men down.”
― Emily H. Wilson, Inanna
tags: mythology
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