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    Lands of No Return
    Lands of No Return
    Lands of No Return
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    Lands of No Return

    By J.C. Merrill

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    Alma of Masozi, once God-Queen Almakai of Maseko, has finally rediscovered what it means to be mortal. She lives in the Kao-Riyah Delta, half a continent away from the land she once ruled. Stripped of her power, she has found peace in the minor magic of a simple river-guide. She has buried hard truths to stay where she is, but when her old enemies come searching for a vanished expedition, she's forced to guide them into the heart of the Kao-Riyah. Alongside a river-spirit and the man they both love, Alma makes a desperate plan to lead the searchers astray. The cost of failure could be more than her new life is worth: the lost expedition was searching for something that should have remained buried, older and colder than tyrants and gods. When this much power is at stake, long experience has taught Alma that any deception is on the table and no cost is too high. But this mission will test her soul in ways that even a fallen goddess could never have anticipated.

    'Lands of No Return' is a novella, volume four of the Songs of Esoka, a series of fantasy with African roots.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.C. Merrill
    Release dateAug 1, 2015
    ISBN9781310902550
    Lands of No Return
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    J.C. Merrill

    J.C. Merrill is the author of the Songs of Esoka, a series of fantasy novelettes and novellas set in a world with African roots.J.C. Merrill is a pen name for Jonathan Olfert, whose short fiction and non-fiction have been published in various markets and under various names. He has an M.A. in political science, an enduring fascination with Africa, and possibly too much interest in necromancy.

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