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Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, bright young wizards, manage to secure a place on a specialized mission team tasked with decoding the elusive “message in a bottle.” Their discovery promises the first real insight into the mysterious, ancient Martian civilization and its hidden wonders.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Diane Duane
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