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    The Ruins of Ospara
    The Ruins of Ospara
    The Ruins of Ospara
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    The Ruins of Ospara

    By Edwin C. Mason

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    Milo, a young man away from home for the first time, encounters a woman on the road. In the ruins of Ospara — once the greatest city in the world — he discovers truths about her that he could never have imagined.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdwin C. Mason
    Release dateOct 29, 2013
    ISBN9781927857359
    The Ruins of Ospara
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    Edwin C. Mason

    Edwin C. Mason was born in 1964 in a house half full of books and dedicated his early years to similarly filling the other half. Now he dreams of filling other people's houses the same way. He started writing in 1977 after reading "Pirates of Venus" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and in the intervening years he has made every mistake it's possible for a writer to make. He lives in Toronto with his dreams and delusions.

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