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What would you do if you discovered yourself in an afterworld unlike any you'd ever imagined?

When Sara wakes up on that shallow boat, she doesn't remember who she was or where she had been. Eventually, she discovers that she isn't lost and she hasn't been kidnapped. She is dead.

But this afterlife is not what she expected. The Empyrean with its Guardians and that vile workshop full of moaning people isn't heaven. And the Nether Realm, full of wild animals, that dreadful wolf-headed Guardian and his lost ones, isn't hell. They call this the Bardo. But Sara doesn't know what that means.

Remember, Release, Return is the motto of the Bardo but Sara remembers nothing. All she has is a body she doesn't recognize and a name that doesn't sound familiar. Besides, isn't death a one-way journey? How can she return to her previous life?

Her only hope is to join with her companion, the one they call Sam, to complete The Baron Samedi's mission to deliver a coffin-shaped box Kore, the Queen of the Dead. And then, and then ...

In this stunning debut novella, The Baron's Box: Stories from the Bardo, Mary Ann Clark invites us follow Sara on her journey through the afterlife. Will she remember enough of her life to understand why she and her compeer, Sam, were thrown together? Will they be able to work together to release the emotions of their lives and tragic deaths? Can they meet the challenges of the Bardo and fulfill their promises to each other? Fans of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Lincoln in the Bardo will enjoy this imaginative new story.


About the Author: Mary Ann Clark is both a published scholar and an explorer of speculative fiction. As a recognized authority on the Afro-Caribbean religions, primarily Santería/Lukumi, she has published three academic books: Then We Will Sing a New Song: African Influences on America's Religious Landscape (Roman & Littlefield, 2012), Santería: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion (Praeger Publishers, 2007) and Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule: Santería Ritual Practices and Their Gender Implications (University Press of Florida, 2005). Mary Ann's newest passion is speculative fiction including her debut novella The Baron's Box: Stories from the Bardo. In this account of one woman's journey through a surprising afterlife, Sara discovers the Empyrean isn't heaven and the Nether Realm isn't hell, and the Bardo is not what she expected. Her only hope is working together with Sam, her companion, to deliver The Baron Samedi's box to his sister, Kore, the Queen of the Dead. Before Sam and Sara can receive the gift hidden in The Baron's box, they must discover who they were, why they were thrown together on this journey, and, most importantly, what they mean to each other. Growing up on the high plains of Colorado, Mary Ann received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University. She earned an MBA from the University of Houston, and started her own technical writing company. There she managed the writing of computer documentation and other types of procedure manuals. After almost 20 years as a technical writer, she went back to school and earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Rice University, in Houston, Texas. Currently, she is a faculty member at Yavapai College in Prescott where she teaches Comparative Religion.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781548794293
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 136
  • Series Title: Stories from the Bardo
  • Weight: 258 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1548794295
  • Publisher Date: 22 Aug 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 152 mm

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