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Xibalbá Gate

Xibalbá Gate

Xibalbá Gate

Rob Swigart

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2005
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780759108790
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Sobre IBD

Can Professor Van Weathers solve the problems of the virtual Maya world he created and the modern one while the Nine Lords of Xibalbá, rulers of the Maya underworld, are on the loose? This novel/textbook by noted writer and futurist Rob Swigart offers both an accurate reconstruction of Maya life for introductory archaeology students and an entertaining read for those interested in archaeological fiction.

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