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She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Now, with the help of the undying, the mysterious gods of dalemark, four extraordinary young people from the past, present, and future must join forces to reunify their beloved land. Queridas eyes snapped around at him with no effect at all. Thats the situation that diana wynne jones explores in dark lord of derkholm, and she makes an effective and comical tale of it. Dark lord of derkholm by diana wynne jones is a great high fantasy novel. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Dark lord of derkholm by diana wynne jones 1998, hardcover. He did a fantastic job of characterizing each individual with their own personality and delivery that really enhanced the story.
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