The Birthgrave
Book description
A mysterious woman awakens in the heart of a dormant volcano. She comes forth into a brutal ancient world transformed by genocidal pestilence, fierce beauty, and cultural devastation. She has no memory of herself, and she could be anyone-mortal woman, demoness lover, last living heir to a long-gone race, or…
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I absolutely cannot spoil what might be the greatest twist in genre lit, so you’re just going to have to take my word on this one.
Lee was a master of character-driven plots and this one starts with an oldie but goodie trope: the character who wakes up with amnesia and has to explore a whole world to find herself. Our heroine has no name and no face—she always wears a mask—but the mystery of why she does so will keep your turning page after page.
If the title alone doesn’t make you want to read this book, you need…
From David's list on genre mashups in science fiction and fantasy.
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