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The Armed Garden and Other Stories

by David B. · 2005

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Three mythical stories from the 8th and 15th centuries, all based on historical fact, or at least historical legend, which include grand battles and great leaders.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages
Form
graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of thisshort storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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