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The Falling Woman
Pat Murphy’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1986 by Tor Books · 287 pages
Nebula · 1988
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Synopsis
Archaeologist Elizabeth Butler possesses an unsettling gift: she can see the ghosts of ancient Maya people at the Yucatan dig site of Dzibilchaltun. When her estranged daughter Diane arrives unexpectedly and a Mayan priestess spirit begins making dangerous demands, Elizabeth must navigate both a fractured family relationship and supernatural forces that threaten to consume her.
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