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Rider at the Gate

by C.J. Cherryh · 1995

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Rider at the Gate (Nighthorse, Book 1)

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisscience fantasyscience fantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 496 pages

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