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Mary gentles first published novel was hawk in silver 1977, a young adult fantasy. Mary gentle finished her first novel at the tender age of 15. She came to prominence with the orthe duology, which consists of golden witchbreed 1983 and ancient light 1987 the novels rats and gargoyles 1990, the architecture of desire 1991, and left to his own devices 1994, together with several short stories, form a loosely linked series. A rat king is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together by. Three expert commentators look into booker prizewinner peter careys postcolonial and postmodern frolics into alternative realities. Rats and gargoylesthe architecture of desire critical essays. Mary rosalyn gentle born 29 march 1956 is a uk science fiction and fantasy author. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Rats and gargoyles book by mary gentle thriftbooks.
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