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Ars Magica

by Judith Tarr · 1989 · 304 pages

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Magic is still the most powerful seducer of all as young monk Gilbert knows. He risks his soul as a sorcerer's apprentice, only to steal the magic books—and the Head. The Head prophesies the rise of his power, and it is shadowed by death.

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Genre
fantasyhistorical fictionhistorical fantasyalternate historyscience fiction
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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