Lion's Blood
by:
Steven Barnes (author)
In an alternate Africa-ruled American South, slave labor is used from Europe to colonize the Americas. The Islamic African aristocratic family of Wakil Abu Ali indulge in luxury at their glorious estate called Dar Kush while white slaves--slaves like the young Aidan O'Dere and his Druid Irish...
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In an alternate Africa-ruled American South, slave labor is used from Europe to colonize the Americas. The Islamic African aristocratic family of Wakil Abu Ali indulge in luxury at their glorious estate called Dar Kush while white slaves--slaves like the young Aidan O'Dere and his Druid Irish family--work the land.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780446612210 (0446612219)
ASIN: 0446612219
Publish date: 2003-02
Publisher: Aspect
Pages no: 608
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
African American,
Speculative Fiction,
Alternate History,
Fiction,
Historical
Lion's Blood is a book about slavery in an alternate America. I like books that go with the "what if?" premise and the then author builds a story around an answer. So I went into this thinking oh this will be interesting. The thing is the story is interesting but the subject matter was just to h...