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The Sword of Rhiannon

Leigh Brackett (1953)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesMars [2] #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.54
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence

Positive tags

AdventureQuestHigh AngstFish out of Water

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Sword and SorceryTime TravelLost CivilizationAncient ArtifactReluctant HeroFish out of WaterNon-Western SettingLow Magic

Themes

Greed and ConsequenceLost CivilizationsTime and FateHeroismAncient Worlds

Synopsis

Greed pulls the archaeologist Matt Carse into the forgotten tomb of the Martian god Rhiannon and plunges the unlikely hero into the Red Planet's fantastic past, when vast oceans covered the land and the legendary Sea-Kings ruled from terraced palaces of decadence and delight.

Tags

Planetary RomancePulp AdventureScience FantasyDying Earth