I, Inanna, return to tell how 500,000 years ago my Pleiadian family took over Earth and altered the human genome to create a worker race designed to mine gold for the depleted atmosphere of our home planet, Nibiru. Worshipped as gods for our technical superiority, we used this worker race, the human species, to wage wars in our endless family quarrels. Until foolishly, we unleashed the terrible Gandiva Weapon upon Earth, sending a wave of destructive radiation out into the galaxy to incur the ire of the Inter-Galactic Federation. By our own actions, we found ourselves confined by “The Wall”, a frequency prison that froze our evolution. Return with me to ancient Sumer, Babylon, and Egypt. In my Temples of Love, I reveal ancient secrets of Pleiadian cosmic union and my Sacred Marriages. Through my eyes, gaze upon the Tower of Babel, the Great Flood, the Serpent Tunnels and the spiraling crystals in the Pyramid at Giza. Time-travel with me to Atlantis, Kashmir, and the Paciific Northwest as I incarnate in my multidimensional selves to activate the dormant genetic codes of your species, and liberate Earth from the frequency control of my cousin, the tyrant Marduk.
I read this book 17 years ago and after re-reading it I was still so moved by the story. The book is written as fiction yet the truth of the story is so obvious.
Initially, V.S. Ferguson's Inanna Returns came off as a weak mythological fantasy by an author trying so hard to let you know that everything you had been reading about Inanna being an alien from the Pleiadian star system and all that about Sumerian myth is actually true, or who knows, maybe you are one of those starseeds abducted by an alien. I actually found it quite corny, despite my clear interest in cosmology, aliens, UFOs, and especially Inanna. But as the book progressed, the mythical part genuinely surprised me and delivered something I wasn't expecting near the end. So, it's quite a well-done fantasy and cosmological work, which can also be interpreted as one of those hypersigil works that could have an effect on planet Earth (which I am not stating with absolute certainty, by the way).
Also, Inanna or Ishtar came off as completely different from how I had actually imagined her based on the stories I knew before. I was expecting a larger focus on the Dumuzi aspect, but it looked like Dumuzi was just a pawn for Marduk anyway. Marduk came off as one of the most complex assholes clearly an archetype of the Antichrist or the Kali Purusha of the dark age of Kali Yuga. Not sure if reading the book can truly activate my genetic codes! Gracie was also a good character; at some point, we had a full Loki-like multidimensional selves storyline. I wonder if the Marvel Universe actually took inspiration from this, given all the "variant" stuff we are currently seeing in the MCU.
It was also fascinating to see the lawful versions of the intergalactic council (they are also like TVA don't you think?) along with many different weird alien rules, regulations, and their perceptions of sex, magic, drugs, etc. Inanna was presented more like an intimate human friend rather than an untouchable goddess; we get to see her mistakes as well as her graceful charm, which was also a strong point of the book.
The ending came off very easily and was predictable, so that's something I might hedge on a little. I have been looking forward to reading Inanna Hyperluminal soon!
Also, while I did like the author's writing, from a literary standpoint, it still seems very childish and amateur to me.
I read this book about 13 years ago and it moved me then. It was just brought to my remembrance by a conversation I was having. I may have to read it again.