• City of the Plague God

  • By: Sarwat Chadda
  • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
  • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (155 ratings)

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City of the Plague God

By: Sarwat Chadda
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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Publisher's Summary

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents City of the Plague God, an adventure based on ancient Mesopotamian mythology written by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash Mistry series. Characters from the Epic of Gilgamesh populate this high-stakes contemporary adventure in which all of Manhattan is threatened by the ancient god of plagues.

Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents' deli in the evenings. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life. Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn't know it, and that's about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep trouble.  

Sik's not in this alone. He's got Belet, the adopted daughter of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, on his side, and a former hero named Gilgamesh, who has taken up gardening in Central Park. Now all they have to do is retrieve the Flower of Immortality to save Manhattan from being wiped out by disease. To succeed, they'll have to conquer sly demons, treacherous gods, and their own darkest nightmares

©2021 Sarwat Chadda (P)2021 Listening Library

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Representation matters

I listened to this story as a non Muslim person who has a few Muslim friends, somewhat unfamiliar with the mythology. It was so gripping and relatable. I learned a lot, and the characters were endearing. I can just imagine how much more impactful this will be for a young Muslim reader

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Well done , one of the best in RR presents

I look forward to a sequel. I was hoping fir more of a focus on the epic of Gilgamesh or the religion but it did not hurt the story. I recommend this book

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solid book

I do wish we met more gods but still amazing i will be rereading this again

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Excellent adventure!

We loved this story. It was pretty dark but that especially appealed to my ten year old. I appreciated learning about the Sumerians and revisiting the epic of Gilgamesh that I read back in high school.

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amazing book.

I love the characters and I absolutely love being introduced to other cultural beliefs. it can only further our understanding of each mother if we let it.great book. can't wait for the sequel.

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This narrator rocks!

He captured the emotions of this character perfectly. The story was very entertaining. Loved it

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Great book

This was a really really nice book I would have liked to see it become a series hopefully the author will turn it into one in the future

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A Book That Will Make You Go Ya Allah and Ya salam

Ya Salam! Amazing plot, conflict, and conclusion. I would Definitely recommend this book to any kid, teen, and adult.