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In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only Sir James Manson knows why.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- First published
- 1974
- Pages
- 396
- Publisher
- Hutchinson, Bantam Books, Viking Press
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9780553147582
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