Magog
A Novel of the First City

The epic adventure that began in Uruk continues in this stunning, action-packed historical adventure set in ancient Mesopotamia.  Jakka, leader of the vicious warrior tribe Magog, retreats from his defeat at the city of Uruk and takes his army—and a kidnapped Ki, the genius nomad who helped establish the city—north to rebuild. Sargon, "the Gog Slayer" and hero of Uruk, sets out to bring Ki home, only to be captured and enslaved in Magog's copper mine, right under Jakka's nose. Such a place reeks of despair, but even when things are at their darkest, Sargon lights a spark of hope.  Meanwhile, without its leader, Uruk falls into corruption, and Sargon's friends must fight a different kind of darkness. With war being waged on multiple fronts, the fate of the ancient world hangs in the balance in this heart-stopping tale about the collision between tyranny and freedom, the power of love against all odds, and the difference ordinary people can make.  "In Zwerneman's saga, we have an entertaining picture of the Mesopotamian world, a major contribution to the Cradle of Civilization." —Historical Novel Society