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leavetheskyOkay, so I lied. Besides, it's still Xena month over at P&P.
The Amazons of Dahomey by Susan Smith is the sequel to the astonishing, Charioteer in the City of Har, that I've already recced...twice. The Amazons picks up immediately after Charioteer and it's as compelling a story as you would expect from this incredible writer. Set in Africa, this story puts the bard and warrior in the middle of a complex confrontation between the nations of Har, Egypt, Rome, and the legendary kingdom of African Amazons known as Dahomey. Gabrielle is accidentally kidnapped and becomes a pawn/player in a complicated plot by the Romans to pit the Amazon nation against Egypt and Har in order to weaken them for Roman conquest. Xena, believing her lover dead, becomes the Ghoul, the Drinker of Blood as she cuts a murderous swathe across the desert searching for Gabrielle's remains. Riveting! And I love the way Smith incorporates the gods of Africa and Har (much as the show did with Norse gods and Eli's god). Susan Smith rocks!
The Amazons of Dahomey by Susan Smith is the sequel to the astonishing, Charioteer in the City of Har, that I've already recced...twice. The Amazons picks up immediately after Charioteer and it's as compelling a story as you would expect from this incredible writer. Set in Africa, this story puts the bard and warrior in the middle of a complex confrontation between the nations of Har, Egypt, Rome, and the legendary kingdom of African Amazons known as Dahomey. Gabrielle is accidentally kidnapped and becomes a pawn/player in a complicated plot by the Romans to pit the Amazon nation against Egypt and Har in order to weaken them for Roman conquest. Xena, believing her lover dead, becomes the Ghoul, the Drinker of Blood as she cuts a murderous swathe across the desert searching for Gabrielle's remains. Riveting! And I love the way Smith incorporates the gods of Africa and Har (much as the show did with Norse gods and Eli's god). Susan Smith rocks!
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