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Accused of being a monster instead of human, Rossamünd Bookchild looks to monster-hunter Branden Rose for help, but powerful forces are after them both, believing that Rossamünd holds the secret to perpetual youth.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: D. M. Cornish
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