SHIP OF MAGIC A Bantam Spectra Book

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THIS ONE-1TS FOR

The Devil’s Paw The Totem The E J Bruce The Free Lunch The Labrador (Scales! Scales!) The (aptly named) Massacre Bay The Faithful (Gummi Bears Ahoy!) The Entrance Point The Cape St. John The American Patriot (and Cap’n Wookie) _ The Lesbian Warmonger The Anita J and the Marcy J The Tarpon The Capelin The Dolphin The (not very) Good News Bay And even the Chicken Little

But especially for Rain Lady, wherever she may be now.