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Pretender

Science fiction adventure from the creator of the New York Times bestselling Xanth series. An alien occupies the body of a boy during the time of the Babylonian Empire and guides him to a strange and fantastic destiny. But both the boy and the alien must beware, for other aliens have arrived on Earth - and may have plans of their own...

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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