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Slaves of the Shinar:

an epic fantasy of the ancient world
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8 Reviews
Overlook Press, Jul 24, 2007 - Fiction - 429 pages
An epic fantasy that borrows themes from the Bible and classic literature traces the journey of ancient world nomadic thief Uruk and the slave Ander through the jungles of sub-Saharan Africa in search of the fabled city of Ur, where Uruk hopes to discover riches and Ander plots to gain his freedom. A first novel.

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User Review  - Sumayyah - Goodreads

Interesting premise and story but WAAAY too much focus on the black-skinned people versus the pale/white-skinned people. Read full review

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User Review  - Michael - Goodreads

This was an imaginative and relevant book. A fiction set in Mesopotamia around 2500BC. (Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In the general area of mythical Eden and the real Babylon.) There was a city there called Uruk that was ruled by Gilgamesh, and this book imagines it's founding. Read full review

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