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Emily H. Wilson is the author of the Sumerians trilogy, three historical novels set in Ancient Mesopotamia. She was formerly the editor in chief of New Scientist, and 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 · 3,255 ratings · 551 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Inanna (Sumerians, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 2,265 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gilgamesh (Sumerians, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 697 ratings — published 2024 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ninshubar (Sumerians, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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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