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Kiteworld

by Keith Roberts

Set in a small, fairytale-like country known as the Realm, this story depicts a land guarded by the Kites, a defence force of massive, man-lifting Cody kites and their observers.

Accession 32466 ISBN 0575036044 Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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