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An unlikely pair of brave adventurers - the Dutch explorer Gerard van Oost and the Yoruban warrior Oludara - travel the wilderness of sixteenth century Brazil. They aim to protect both the new colonies and the native inhabitants from dangers human and supernatural. Along the way they encounter a host of creatures inspired by Brazilian folklore: from the brain-sucking Kalobo to the one-legged prankster Sacy-Perey.This multi award-winning Nebula-finalist series is now a novel - with new material but the same mixture of action adventure humor magic and South American folklore that has won it fans the world over.