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Tallahassee Mitford, an archaeology student and museum assistant, is drawn into a bizarre portal while exploring an artifact found in an airport locker. The encounter sends her thousands of years back, into a Nubian kingdom called Meroe after Egypt has fallen to barbarians. There, she learns that she is Ashake, the reincarnated warrior‑princess and priestess tasked with confronting an unearthly menace known as the Wraiths of Time. Trapped in an ancient world called Egypt’s darker sister, Tallahassee must embrace her destiny of war and survive the forces beyond human comprehension.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Andre Norton
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