Forerunner (Forerunner #4) - Andre Norton
Category: Sci-Fi
Narrator: Gary Tipton
Tags: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
The ancient port of Kuxortal was established in the time of antiquity and has built and rebuilt itself on the ruins of former civilizations. It is inhabited by a lowly race of Burrowers, who tunnel and excavate beneath the citys towers and sometimes discover artifacts from the past. Simsa is a Burrower who has spent her entire life in the service of an older, crippled mentor, Ferwar, who had reputedly rescued Simsa from a trash heap when she was an infant. Simsa, with her blue-black skin and platinum hair, clearly comes from different stock than the other Burrowers, but Ferwar never revealed her origin., When scavengers attempt to loot the treasures that Ferwar had left behind, it becomes clear that Simsa must flee. Especially when they discover that the scavengers consider Simsa one of the treasures that they have come to steal, First published in 1981.
