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A seventeen-year-old boy, former member of a tough New York gang, a blind and talented twelve-year-old musician, the Austin family, and Canon Tallis are among the key characters who become involved in a frightening and evil scheme relying on the ability of a refined laser to give complete power over people's minds.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Madeleine L'Engle
- First published
- 1968
- Pages
- 271
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9780606018937
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