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Nightwings

by Robert Silverberg

After a Watcher neglects his duties to follow a winged woman, an ancient city is left defenceless against invaders. Following the conquest, the woman becomes lost in the turmoil.

Accession 15972 ISBN 0802755127 Publisher Walker and Company
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