Sargon

Rating:
Summary: history v. literature
Review: Be aware of what you're buying! I purchased this book expecting, from the writeup, a text that would help me prepare a world civ. lecture. Instead, I got a novel. It looks like it might be a reasonably good novel---but make sure that's what you're buying it for!

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful! Five stars!
Review: This is the only interesting and historically correct account/novel about Sargon's younger years that I have ever come across! An amazing, beautifully-written and enrapturing novel, Ms. Eisemann truly brings the story to life and keeps the reader constantly wanting to read more!
From the birth of Sargon's mother, to his growth, building of his city Agade, and beyond, this book is exquisitely written. It is packed with everything from insites on the ancient religions, traps, escapes, love, Sargon's military genius, the wrath of the gods, and great desert battles and truimphs. Even more importantly, it lets you in on the feelings and emotions of the characters so that you begin to truly KNOW them, and become involved in the events surrounding them.
This book is a must-read, and a must-have for anyone interested in Sargon's earlier days, ancient Mesopotamian history, or just wants a good novel to read.