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The desert of souls

Howard A. Jones (2011)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages309 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.75/5 (1219)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderViolence

Hero archetypes

Scholar / Academic

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersMystery

Synopsis

In ninth-century Baghdad, a stranger pleads with the vizier to safeguard the bejewelled tablet he carries, but he is murdered before he can explain. Charged with solving the puzzle, the scholar Dabir soon realizes that the tablet may unlock secrets hidden within the lost city of Ubar, the Atlantis of the sands.

Tags

Historical FantasyArabian NightsMysteryAdventure