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Life under the thumb of the Spark Lords -- the League's Earthly representatives -- is dull but comfortable for Philemon Abu Dhubhai and the other teachers at a third-rate private school for second-rate rich kids.
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Contemporary, classical in form, unpretentious and plot-driven.
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- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- James Alan Gardner
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 382
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, Eos, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781497627390
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