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24 alternatives to Life and Death in the Andes

Tales of legendary characters throughout South America.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Life and Death in the Andes launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Last Days of the Incas▲61

   Epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Conquistadors.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nostromo▲53

   Conrad's South American epic on capitalism and corruption.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

   "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ysabel▲56

   A fantasy adventure with deeply human characters

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88

   Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Legend of Zelda▲64

   Breath of the Wild

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Night at the Fiestas▲65

   Living in a landscape shaped by love, loss and violence

   2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Empire of the Summer Moon▲66

   Fascinating, vivid, and complex story of the "Old West"

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Don Quixote▲62

    A Masterpiece of European Literature

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero▲66

    A high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, & tyranny

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Cigar Legend▲72

    Your leather-bound cigar book

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Power of Myth▲68

    The impact of the themes and symbols of ancient narratives

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    In the Country: Stories▲61

    Immigrant tales of life after leaving the Philippines

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West ▲67

    An epic of the violence and depravity of Manifest Destiny

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54

    A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Treasure Island▲54

    Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure novel

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Killing and Dying▲71

    This book will convert the literati to graphic novels

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Behind the Beautiful Forevers▲56

    Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai slum

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Black Jacobins▲61

    Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Corpse Walker ▲66

    Real-life stories. China from the bottom up.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Out There Chronicles▲72

    An interactive graphic novel in the Out There's universe

    2016 · chronicles.outtheregame.com · its alternatives →

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