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| Author | Martha Wells |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Eos Press |
Publication date | 2000 |
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| Pages | 400 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-380-78815-6 |
Wheel of the Infinite is a 2000 fantasy novel by Martha Wells. It was first published by Eos/HarperCollins. [1] [2] [3]
The novels tells about the Wheel of the Infinite: a wheel that sets reality in check. The wheel is renewed every year but this year something goes wrong. The wheel shows a sign of darkness. The high priest the Celestial One summons Maskelle, an exile, to help investigate the cause of the looming darkness.
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