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Raptor
Raptor
Raptor
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The Blockbuster epic of the Roman Empire's disintegration.


Thorn the Goth is an orphan, brought up in a monastery, transferred to a nunnery, and thrown out into an unforgiving world when the stunning discovery is made that Thorn is a hermap

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Release dateMar 4, 2024
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Raptor
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Gary Jennings

Gary Jennings was known for the rigorous and intensive research behind his books, which often included hazardous travel-exploring every corner of Mexico for his Aztec novels, retracing the numerous wanderings of Marco Polo for The Journeyers, joining nine different circuses for Spangle, and roaming the Balkans for Raptor. Born in Buena Vista, Virginia in 1928, Jennings passed away in 1999 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, leaving behind a rich legacy of historical fiction and outlines for new novels.

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