Das Tor zum Himmel

In search of his beloved Nura, Noam the time traveler arrives in Mesopotamia. Here, he experiences the unheard of: the taming of rivers, the irrigation of land, the founding of the first cities, the invention of writing and astronomy. Noam reaches Babel, where the tyrant Nimrod is building an immeasurably tall tower. The hope is to discover the stars and gain access to the gods – a true gateway to heaven. As a healer, Noam comes into contact with everyone: the workers and the king, the architects and astronomers, as well as the nomadic shepherds who reject the new world. What will Noam choose? His personal happiness or the achievements of civilization? In the second volume of the Noam's Journey saga, Schmitt weaves the myth of the Tower of Babel with the latest insights into the Ancient Orient, immersing us in a bubbling, exciting era to which we owe so much even today.