complexmoth wants to read The dream of the celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
The dream of the celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
As The Dream of the Celt opens, it is the summer of 1916 and Roger Casement awaits the hangman in …
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Planet of exile An expert drip-feed of world-building. I loved the elements of language evolving from a historically technologically advanced culture.
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