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Epic, classical in form, grave and plot-driven.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- Author
- John Birmingham
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 625
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited, Del Rey
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141900902
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John Birmingham is a British-born Australian author, known for the 1994 memoir [*He Died with a Felafel in His Hand*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Died_with_a_Felafel_in_His_Hand "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand"), the [*Axis of Time*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Time "Axis of Time") trilogy, and the well-received space opera series, the *Cruel Stars* trilogy. (More on [*Wikipedia*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birmingham).)
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