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Sequel to Araminta Station. It was just an old piece of paper. The original Title Deed and Charter that preserved for all time the unspoiled wilderness beauty ofthe planet Cadwal: no human settlement, no mining or commercial development.
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Classical in form, resolved, epic and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Jack Vance
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 390
- Publisher
- Underwood Books, St. Martin's Press, T. Doherty Associates
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780575109858
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John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.
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