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Cover of Belladonna by Anne Bishop | |
Author | Anne Bishop |
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Cover artist | Larry Rostant |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Landscapes of Ephemera |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Roc Books |
Publication date | 2007 |
Published in English | March 2007 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 502 pp (paperback edition) |
ISBN | 0-7322-8373-6 (paperback edition) |
OCLC | 225563419 |
Preceded by | Sebastian |
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