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Mammoth

John Varley (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

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Positive tags

MysteryAdventureSelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterAncient ArtifactLost Civilization

Themes

Time ParadoxScientific DiscoveryAnachronismSurvivalMystery

Synopsis

Stumbling upon a perfectly frozen woolly mammoth in the northern wilds of Canada, a mammoth hunter is stunned when he also finds the mummified body of a Stone Age man, dating from around 12,000 years ago, wearing a modern-day wristwatch.

Tags

Science FictionTime TravelMysteryArchaeological Thriller