Before They Are Hanged
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Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without...
Published By Orbit
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 560
Publication Date 09/08/2015
ISBN 9780316387354
Dimensions 6 inches x 9.25 inches
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