Release Date: November 13th, 2023
Author Racks-up Awards for Books Holding Gilgamesh Accountable for Historical Flooding in the Middle East
Out of control wild fires and floods have spotlighted the impact of trees on the environment. However, these are not merely recent problems. A children’s book author blames ancient Sumerian King—Gilgamesh a reputed demigod, for historical flooding in the Middle East. In the celebrated poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh killed the protector of the famous Lebanese Cedar Forest, and then chopped down all the trees. Author Kam Karem has published a two book fiction series written from the perspective of the forest keeper’s descendants and recently received another awards sticker for the first book’s cover.
In Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom, Ranger thinks he’s an ordinary 9th grader, then he inherits the title of “Forest Keeper,” a magic ax, and the family feud with Gilgamesh of Epic fame. The crazy demigod-king has returned to destroy the Forest and the world, and Ranger has to stop him. In the second book, Ranger Nader & The Unsolvable Riddle, Ranger loses his crew and his ship to a bad decision. He compounds his troubles when he “borrows” the legendary six-bull ship and flies it solo to solve a mystery, a riddle, and a crime.
According to Karem, one of the stories’ underlying motifs is the constant struggle and tension between the consumers and protectors of our planet’s finite resources. “Gilgamesh is an anti-hero for our times. He sought and obtained fame for his destruction of Lebanon’s tremendous Cedar Forest, reputedly causing a great flood. Today, there are those who emulate him in their unfettered use and abuse of irreplaceable resources such as forests, rivers and the ocean.”
This series has resonated with book critics, awards panels, and readers of all ages. Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom was named a winner in the 2023 International Book Awards in the Legacy Children’s Book division, and also was a gold medal winner in the 2022 Global Book Awards. It also finaled in the Young Adult/Teen/New Adult category in the prestigious 2019 IAN (Independent Author Network) Book of the Year Awards, and in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Award. Finally it was Long Listed by the 2019 Green Earth Book Awards. The other book in the series, Ranger Nader &The Unsolvable Riddle, which was recently released has racked up FIVE five star reviews from Readers Favorites, a respected book reviews and awards site. https://readersfavorite.com/rfreviews/search?search=kam+karem
The series is appropriate for children nine years and older. It’s on sale now at Amazon at https://amzn.to/2yMX15A. You can read more about Kam Karem at http://www.amazon.com/author/kamkarem and www.tkread.com,
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom Picked by British School Kids to final in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. &
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 2020
British school kids pick Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom as a Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The kids read contest entries, then judged them according to editing, theme, style, cover and illustrations. award judged by kids. For more information on the judging process go to the award’s page: https://www.thewsa.co.uk/ This marks the third contest in which the book has finaled and the fourth in which it has been honored. Last year it was a finalist The NIEA, The IAN, and was also Long Listed by the Green Earth Book Awards. For more about the book, see: https://amzn.to/2yMX15A
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Author Racks-up Awards for Book that Calls-out Gilgamesh as a Wrongfully Celebrated Clear-cutter
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, October 14, 2019
The burning of the rain forest in Brazil and out of control wild fires in California has spotlighted the impact of trees on global warming. These are not, however, only recent problems. A children’s book author blames a value system dating back over 4000 years to an ancient Sumerian King—Gilgamesh. In the celebrated poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh killed Humbaba, the protector of the famous Lebanese Cedar Forest, and then chopped down all the trees. Author Kam Karem has published a fiction book written from the perspective of Humbaba’s descendants and this week it received another awards sticker for its cover.
In Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom, Ranger thinks he’s an ordinary 9th grader. Then he inherits a magic ax and learns he’s the new Guardian of the Forest, and, even more of a stunner, a demigod in training. Eons ago, a demigod, Gilgamesh—yes, THE Gilgamesh from The Epic of Gilgamesh—used the axe to clear the Forest, causing a Great Flood. Now, the evil king has returned to finish what he started. With the help of his sister and the axe of course, Ranger has to stop him.
According to Karem, one of the story’s underlying motifs is the constant struggle and tension between the consumers and protectors of our planet’s finite resources. “Gilgamesh is an anti-hero for our times. He sought and obtained fame for his destruction of Lebanon’s tremendous Cedar Forest, reputedly causing a great flood. Today, there are those who emulate him in their unfettered use and abuse of irreplaceable resources such as forests, rivers and the ocean.”
The story has resonated with book critics, awards panels, and readers of all ages. This week, the Independent Author Network announced that Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom, is a winner in the prestigious 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards. The IAN is an international contest open to all authors with 40 fiction and non-fiction categories. As per IAN: “When judging completed, Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom was selected as a finalist in one category: “Young Adult/Teen/New Adult.” You can read more about the IAN here: https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/2019-botya-winners.html . The book was also a finalist in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Award and was Long Listed by the 2019 Green Earth Book Awards. You can read more about all these awards here: For the NIEA go here – https://www.indieexcellence.com/13th-annual-finalists and for the Green Earth Book Awards go here – https://tinyurl.com/y5oxq29v .
Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom is book appropriate for children ten years and older. It’s on sale now at Amazon at https://amzn.to/2yMX15A. You can read more about Kam Karem at http://www.amazon.com/author/kamkarem . For more information about Lebanon’s Reforestation efforts, see: https://www.lri-lb.org/home . To contribute to the reforestation effort by paying to plant a tree or a family of trees, go here: https://www.lri-lb.org/contribution-packages .
JUNE 2019: Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom was a finalist in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Award!
You can read more about the awards here: https://www.indieexcellence.com/13th-annual-finalists
FEBRUARY 2019: Ranger Nader was honored by The Nature Generation in February!
