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  • Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki

    Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    Ponniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance.
  • Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams...
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    war  mystery  historical  fantasy  suspense  length-long
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  • Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett

    Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings
    For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions. Sixth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England...
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    mystery  military  war  historical  fantasy  suspense  europe  france
  • Whirlwinds by Kalki

    Whirlwinds by Kalki

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams...
  • Sword of Slaughter by Kalki

    Sword of Slaughter by Kalki

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel...
  • Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu  Vol. 5 by Tang Jiu Qing

    Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu Vol. 5 by Tang Jiu Qing

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    SINS OF THE FATHERAs Shen Zechuan attempts to consolidate power in Zhongbo with the aid of Yao Wenyu, his greatest stumbling block continues to be his own name. No matter how great his deeds, so long as he bears the stain of the traitor Shen Wei, he remains foiled in his ambitions. If Shen Zechuan is to expand his hold over the region, he must find a way to overcome his past...
  • The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley

    The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Sun Sister is the sixth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by the number one international bestseller Lucinda Riley. To the outside world, Electra d'Apliese seems as though she is the woman who has everything: as one of the world's top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous...
  • The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley

    The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    CeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster – she finds herself at breaking point...
  • Troy by Stephen Fry

    Troy by Stephen Fry

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies...
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    war  historical  fantasy  humor  ancient times  audiobook
  • 杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest

    杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In the age of the Great Liang Dynasty, the lives of the people were made convenient with steam-powered machines that run on a fuel named Violetstream Gold...
  • The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley

    The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    From Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Lucinda Riley comes the latest installment in the epic multimillion-selling series, The Seven Sisters. The story of Merope, the missing sister, is waiting to be told . .
  • A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A full-color fantasy comic/webtoon of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known in English as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform, this is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own. .
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    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace

    Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Keeping a hibernating dragon should have been a simple thing. Should have been, but it was not. Apparently, nothing involving dragons was ever simple, at least not for Anne Elliot, junior Keeper to dragon Kellynch. With the estate in debt, Anne’s father in denial, and the dragon’s treasure missing, Kellynch’s awakening is shaping up to be nothing short of catastrophe...
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    mystery  fantasy  regency  historical  length-long
  • A Grim Telling by Sabrina Flynn

    A Grim Telling by Sabrina Flynn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    WHEN WORDS CAN KILL,. SILENCE IS EVERYTHING. Tobias White thought he knew his family, but when his mother drags him from the only home he’s ever known, he realizes he didn’t know the half of it—even his own name. His family is being hunted by an Angel of Death, his brother Grimm is a wanted criminal, and his mother carries a painful secret...
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    mystery  historical  fantasy  length-medium
  • Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse

    Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you sacrifice to save mankind? The great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind...
  • 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 2 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 2] by Sam, 삼

    하루만 네가 되고 싶어 2 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 2] by Sam, 삼

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 두번째 권. 황태자비 경합을 둘러싼 진실과 프시케의 비밀, 그리고 진정한 적의 정체가 밝혀진다. 프시케의 몸으로 이아로스가 보낸 자객들과 맞서 싸우던 메데이아는 적을 모두 물리치지만 결국 치명상을 입고 쓰러진다. 사경을 헤매던 메데이아는 신의 영역에 들어가 프시케의 과거를 엿보게 되고 진짜 적이 누구인지 깨닫는다. 한편 싸늘하게 식어가는 메데이아 위에 절규하던 프시케의 핏방울이 떨어진 순간 기적처럼 메데이아가 눈을 뜨는데…! 단행본 단독 외전 「지하실에 사는 것」 수록. 목차. 13화 퀸과 폰 2 - 005. 14화 퀸과 폰 3 - 029. 15화 퀸과 폰 4 - 055. 16화 진짜 적 - 083. 17화 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 - 111...
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    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 3 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 3 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TRIAL BY FIRE. The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance to redo the last seven years of her life, and managed to mend her broken relationship with her four stepchildren. Her devotion is tested, however, when the eldest stepchild, Jeremy, commits an act that could be considered treason, and receives a harsh punishment from the Empress...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  humor  length-medium
  • Winter Warriors by David Gemmell

    Winter Warriors by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Winged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the stench of evil will cover the land. Two of the kings are already dead...
  • Heretic by Bernard Cornwell

    Heretic by Bernard Cornwell

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    With Calais in English hands, hostilities are suspended, but Thomas' quest to find the Holy Grail continues. His cousin Guy of Vexille still pursues him with deadly purpose, convinced that there is a link between Thomas and what he covets...
  • The City of Tears by Kate Mosse

    The City of Tears by Kate Mosse

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Following on from the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse's The City of Tears is the second thrilling historical epic in The Burning Chambers series, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown...
  • The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell

    The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—the first book in the Grail Series--a spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail...
  • Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey

    Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Suddenly, it became hard to breathe and the sound of the engine throbbed in Eva’s head. The plane crashed and skidded. She heard the wail of sirens. The last thing she remembered was pulling her body across the tarmac an inch at a time—before her world went black. Sweetwater, Texas, 1943. Eva has always wanted to fly away...
  • Golden Stage [黄金台] by 苍梧宾白 (Cang Wu Bin Bai)

    Golden Stage [黄金台] by 苍梧宾白 (Cang Wu Bin Bai)

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis...
  • Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno

    Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  queer  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Golden Stage by 苍梧宾白 [Cang Wu Bin Bai], 苍梧宾白

    Golden Stage by 苍梧宾白 [Cang Wu Bin Bai], 苍梧宾白

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis...
  • The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

    The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    THE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE. .. AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL LEGEND. ALEXANDER Volume THE SANDS OF AMMON. A thousand years after Agamemnon fought the Trojan War. Alexander, the king of Macedonia and descendant of Achilles, follows in the footsteps of Greek legend...
  • Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell

    Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail...
  • The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

    The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In an underground labyrinth a lost soul wanders, waiting for revenge, waiting for love…. London 1900. Alice Webster has made the worst decision of her life. When her Aunt Agatha offers her the chance to go on a Grand Tour she jumps at the opportunity to get away from the glare of scandal...
  • The Thorn Healer by Pepper D. Basham

    The Thorn Healer by Pepper D. Basham

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jessica Ross' scars run much deeper than the wounds of a world at war...
    Categorized as:
    war  historical  christian  fantasy  length-medium
  • 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 3 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 3] by Sam, 삼

    하루만 네가 되고 싶어 3 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 3] by Sam, 삼

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다.
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 4 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 4] by Sam, 삼

    하루만 네가 되고 싶어 4 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 4] by Sam, 삼

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다.
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • On Mother Brown's Doorstep by Mary Jane Staples

    On Mother Brown's Doorstep by Mary Jane Staples

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The big event of the Walworth year was to be the wedding of Sammy Adams, King of Camberwell, to Miss Susie Brown. Everyone was looking forward to it, and Susie was particularly overjoyed when her soldier brother suddenly turned up on leave from service in India in time for the approaching 'knees-up'...
  • Heir to the Crown by Ron C. Nieto

    Heir to the Crown by Ron C. Nieto

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The raiding season might be over, but the court is a new threat on its own …. A victorious Oren, newly minted Lord Commander of the Mountain Guard, returns to the capital to receive the King’s accolades and to ask for the one thing he wants as his prize—the right to marry the woman he loves. But the court is a dangerous place, and nothing is as Oren expects when he arrives at his childhood home...
  • 시크릿 레이디 1 by Anngato, 안가토

    시크릿 레이디 1 by Anngato, 안가토

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    유령을 보는 아이, 윤설우. 유령을 보는 공녀, 로젠타인으로 환생하다! 이번 생에서는 어떻게든 유령을 모른 척해 왔지만. .. . "당장 내 동생 몸에서 나가! ". 하나뿐인 동생의 빙의를 풀기 위해 외쳤다. 하지만 이 능력을 들킨다면 사형뿐. 그렇다면 방법은 하나. "샤르투스 황자가 죽을 예정이라지? ". 이 힘으로 제국의 제2황자, 샤르투스를 구하는 것! "저하께 제 목숨을 걸겠습니다. ".
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  fated-mates
  • Spice & Wolf, Vol. 5 by Isuna Hasekura

    Spice & Wolf, Vol. 5 by Isuna Hasekura

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Facing financial ruin, Lawrence casts about desperately for the funds he needs to survive this latest disaster...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  harems  poly  length-short
  • The Garden of Lost Secrets by Kelly Bowen

    The Garden of Lost Secrets by Kelly Bowen

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Netherlands,1940: Stasia Niemec might call the port city of Rotterdam home, but it is the summers she spends in the idyllic French countryside that she looks forward to every year. Here, in a land of medieval folklore and courtly romance, she finds the inspiration for the fairy tales she writes and illustrates...
  • The Golden Wolf by Linnea Hartsuyker

    The Golden Wolf by Linnea Hartsuyker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of Game of Thrones and Outlander...
  • Down Lambeth Way by Mary Jane Staples

    Down Lambeth Way by Mary Jane Staples

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Adams family of Walworth were poor, cheerful, and above all respectable - even though they sometimes had to seek a little help from the pawnbroker. Mrs Adams - affectionately called Chinese Lady by her children - was a widow, her soldier husband having gone, rather carelessly, to a hero's death on the Northwest Frontier...
  • The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

    The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Britannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and doing his best to resist the urge to murder an annoying neighbour – until someone else does it for him...
  • バッカーノ!1931 特急編 The Grand Punk Railroad by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami

    バッカーノ!1931 特急編 The Grand Punk Railroad by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    大陸横断特急のクレイジーな夜が明ける、そして――第9回 電撃ゲーム小説大賞で<金賞>を受賞した、成田良悟の受賞後第1作『バッカーノ! 1931 鈍行編』と同時間軸で視点を変えて語られる「特急編」。前作では書かれなかった様々な謎が明らかになる。“革命テロリスト”“ギャング”“不良軍団”という三つの極悪集団が乗り合わせてしまった大陸横断特急。あの馬鹿ップルを始めとする乗客を巻き込みながら、クレイジーな夜は過ぎて行った。その騒ぎの裏で不気味に蠢いていた“赤い怪物”。果たしてその正体とは――。.
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    mystery  historical  fantasy  length-medium
  • 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 5 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 5] by Sam, 삼

    하루만 네가 되고 싶어 5 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 5] by Sam, 삼

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    “신탁대로 공녀께서는 아버님을 죽이실 겁니까? ”. 메데이아를 둘러싼 불온한 소문이 제국 전역에 퍼지고, 벨리아르 공작가에는 위기감이 감돈다. 신탁의 실현을 막기 위해 공작가에 혈혈단신 쳐들어온 페르온에게 메데이아는 ‘어떤’ 동맹을 제안한다. 페르온은 수락하는 조건으로 ‘자신을 이기라’며 대련을 요구하는데…? 연재 47~57화 및 단행본 표지 선화, 동료 작가의 축전이 수록되었다. Episodes 47-57.
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    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
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    · 15 ratings
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    · 22 ratings
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    · 22 ratings
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    · 42 ratings
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    · 37 ratings
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    · 35 ratings
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    · 12 ratings
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    · 12 ratings
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