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Arm of the Sphinx

by Josiah Bancroft

Forced into piracy aboard a stolen airship, a desperate husband and his eclectic crew search for his missing wife. To re-enter the Tower of Babel, they must strike a costly bargain with the legendary and mysterious Sphinx.

Accession 35046 ISBN — Publisher Subterranean Press
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