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Kingdom of Summer

by Gillian Bradshaw · 1981

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Armed with a magical sword and riding an otherworldly horse, Gwalchmai, Hawk of May, begins a desperate quest for Light, as secrets from his past deny him peace. Reprint. PW.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
ArthurianArthurianMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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