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Book Title: Modern Fantasy : Five Studies
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Colin N. Manlove
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Science Fiction & Fantasy, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Literary Criticism
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 318 Pages
