The Ropemaker

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Copyright © 2001 by Peter Dickinson

Illustrations copyright © 2001 by Ian Andrew

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Dickinson, Peter.

The ropemaker / Peter Dickinson.

p. cm.

Summary: When the magic that protects their Valley starts to fail,

Tilja and her companions journey into the evil Empire to find the

ancient magician Faheel, who originally cast those spells.

[1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Fantasy.] I. Title.

PZ7.D562 Ro 2001

[Fic]—dc21

2001017422

October 2003

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