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A thrilling new voice in fantasy makes an unforgettable debut with this “intriguingly twisted tale of treachery and magic” (New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.). Liane Merciel’s The River Kings’ Road takes us to a world of bitter enmity between kingdoms, divided loyalties between comrades, and an insidious magic that destroys everything it touches. . . .
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Read MoreMAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 17 – April 24, 2008 Edition Patricia Cornwell’s Novels to Be Adapted for Lifetime TV LOS ANGELES, CA/4/14/08–In a ground-breaking agreement, Lifetime Television will become the first...
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