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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dickinson, Peter.
p. cm.
Sequel to: The Ropemaker.
Summary: While seeking the Ropemaker to restore the ancient magic that will protect their valley, Saranja, Maja, and Ribek must outwit twenty-four of the empire’s most powerful and evil magicians.
[1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Fantasy.] I. Andrew, Ian P., ill. II. Title.
PZ7.D562Am 2007
[Fic]—dc22
2007007053
eISBN: 978-0-375-89083-3
v3.0