The Ship of Ishtar
About this ebook
The Ship of Ishtar – A queer, inscribed block of stone found in the ruins of Babylon! And out of it came a call, strong across the centuries, from an ancient, enchanted sea, where sailed—The Ship of Ishtar
Chapter I – The Block From Babylon
Chapter II – The First Adventure
Chapter III – The Sin Of Zarpanit
Chapter IV – “Am I Not—Woman?”
Chapter V – Slave Of The Ship
Chapter VI – Under The Lash Of Zachel
Chapter VII – The Chains Are Loosed
Chapter VIII – The Snaring Of Sharane
Chapter IX – Black Priest Strikes
Chapter X – Down The Rope Of Sound
Chapter XI – The Isle Of Sorcerers
Chapter XII – The King Of The Two Deaths
Chapter XIII – “Ishtar! Show Thy Face!”
Chapter XIV – Of The Black Priest
Chapter XV – The Wakening Of Sharane
Chapter XVI – To The Open Sea
Chapter XVII – The Ship’s Last Battle
Chapter XVIII – The Broken Toy!
Abraham Grace Merritt (1884–1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was born in Beverly, New Jersey. A highly successful writer and editor, Merritt made $25,000 per year by 1919, and at the end of his life was earning $100,000 yearly—exceptional sums for the period.
The Ship of Ishtar was first published in six installments in Argosy All-Story magazine, November 8 – December 13, 1924.
The Ship of Ishtar contains 9 illustrations.
About the author
Abraham Grace Merritt (1884–1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was born in Beverly, New Jersey.
At 18, Merritt became a cub reporter at The Philadelphia Enquirer. In 1903, he was an inadvertent witness to a major political scandal, and he was hidden away in Mexico for a year. All his expenses paid, he spent his time exploring Mayan ruins, as well as “wenching and learning how to drink.”
On his return, he resumed his job at The Philadelphia Enquirer. In 1912 he was offered a job in New York City, at The American Weekly, the largest circulation Sunday supplement of the time. He remained assistant editor until 1937, then editor until his death by heart attack on August 21, 1943.
Although he only wrote eight novels and a handful of short stories in his career, he is considered one of the giants of imaginative fiction.
