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Fable : the balverine order

Author: Peter David
Publisher: New York : Ace Books, 2010.
Series: Ace novel
Edition/Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : Ace premium edView all editions and formats
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"The days of magic and adventure are fading away, giving way to the age of industry and science. As the aged last Hero sits upon the throne of Albion, two friends-the privileged Thomas and his loyal servant, John- set out for the East in search of a legendary beast: the vicious, rarely-seen balverine. But their desire for adventure may be their ultimate undoing. For although the age of Heroes is ending, dangers and  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Fantasy fiction
Adventure fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Peter David
ISBN: 9780441020065 0441020062
OCLC Number: 587209746
Description: 402 pages ; 19 cm.
Series Title: Ace novel
Responsibility: Peter David.

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"The days of magic and adventure are fading away, giving way to the age of industry and science. As the aged last Hero sits upon the throne of Albion, two friends-the privileged Thomas and his loyal servant, John- set out for the East in search of a legendary beast: the vicious, rarely-seen balverine. But their desire for adventure may be their ultimate undoing. For although the age of Heroes is ending, dangers and darkness still abound in the wilds of Albion. And as they travel, they encounter both unlikely friends and unnerving allies who seek adventure of a different sort. Though Thomas and James seem on the verge of finding their quarry, they may not live to tell the tale. Because their quarry has just found them ..."--Publisher description.

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