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Maia and her twin sister must leave their home to seek their fortunes. On their journey they endure hardship, hunger, imprisonment, bloody battles with pirates and separation. Maia meets a traveler who threatens the delicate balance of their society.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- David Brin
- First published
- 1993
- Pages
- 608
- Publisher
- Orbit, Bantam Books, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780553567670
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