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Where flinx and his flying minidrag pip went, trouble always followedthat law had governed their lives through years. I remember longing for nothing as i paged through the grand megalithic descriptive language of the flora, fauna, peoples and levels which comprised survival on. Another quality science fiction novel by alan dean foster. Alan dean foster born november 18, 1946 is an american writer of fantasy and science fiction, who has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels and many novelizations of film scripts. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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