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Ruins excavation

Ruins excavation

FantasyFolklore
Pages
211
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore a collection of speculative fiction stories centered around archaeological ruins across the globe. Each tale features a Woman of Color archaeologist uncovering secrets from ancient cultures, from the American Southwest to the Andes Mountains. Discover how mythology intertwines with their discoveries, sometimes revealing connections to their own heritage.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MysteriousThought-ProvokingAtmosphericIntellectual
Quest

Genres

Fantasy Folklore Mythology

Authors

N
Nisi Shawl

Nisi Shawl is an African-American writer, editor, and journalist. They are best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real-world diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, colonialism, physical ability, age, and other sociocultural factors. --Wikipedia Photo Attribution: K Tempest Bradford, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons