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In a dying Earth, a woman awakens amid the quiet of a dormant volcano, with no recollection of her past. She emerges into a brutal ancient world, scarred by genocidal pestilence and cultural devastation. After the enigmatic Karrakaz compels her, she is tasked with locating a mysterious jade artifact that holds the answer to her concealed identity. The novel charts her journey through a landscape of fierce beauty and relentless peril, blending speculative science fiction with elemental survival.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Tanith Lee
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