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    Two Magicians
    Two Magicians
    Two Magicians
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    Two Magicians

    By Jonathan Waite

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    Now in a new edition, Two Magicians introduces the reader to Mordecai del Aguila, Court Magus of the pocket kingdom of Tamland. After a hard night on the astral, Mordecai finds an intruder sleeping in his workroom, and his orderly, comfortable life is turned upside down...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateApr 29, 2014
    ISBN9781291856873
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