
Logan Zawacki sent me an email about his new book, The Excavation of Mushroom Island, which gives a detailed account of a fictional archaeological dig that took place in one of the most memorable lands in all of gaming.

Here’s the official book description:
“What if there was physical proof that the Super Mario Bros mythology existed a long time ago on a lost chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean?
Would you believe this fictional universe once existed if there was tangible evidence to prove it did?
In ‘The Excavation of Mushroom Island,’ archaeologist Logan Zawacki and his team uncover the greatest archaeological discovery of the century and document their entire experience. This book comes complete with a detailed chronology of the cultures that inhabited the islands between the Arcadic Period and the Early Snesolithic Period, as well as detailed maps of the landscape and site locations of each marvelous find. There are over 30 documented fossils to view within this 76-page softcover book. Each fossil comes complete with a map of their locations, scientific names, dimensions, and informative comments provided by the lead researcher, Logan Zawacki.
The ‘Excavation of Mushroom Island’ combines fact with fiction, pop culture with science, and technology with art to create the illusion of a “real” Super Mario World.
**Limited Edition** Hardcover 11 x 13″ versions of this book are also available by contacting Logan Zawacki at [LZcreations@hotmail.com]. Only 100 copies of this book will be printed, and each copy comes signed and numbered. Buy now while the numbers are still low!”
You can check out a 15pg preview here, but the quality is low and there aren’t too many pictures other than the ones in this post and some maps, so it’s tough to figure out if it’s really as awesome as it sounds. From what I’ve seen so far, I’m pretty intrigued.
You can pick up The Excavation of Mushroom Island from blurb.com for $50.
Now please excuse me while I draft out The Excavation of Hyrule.





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