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Score, Pixel, and Renald, armed with magic and a unicorn's horn, embark on an epic adventure to defeat the sinister Sarman who seeks to usurp the Diadem universe.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: John Peel
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