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A time of exile

by Katharine Kerr

To escape political pressure and search for his elfin heritage, a long-lived lord fakes his death and journeys west. Accompanied by practitioners of magic, he must eventually confront the dangerous consequences of a previous incarnation.

Accession 36092 ISBN 0246135557 Publisher Grafton Books
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