Loved itThis is now my favorite Tanith Lee book. It's a serious work that's written with such absolute technical flair and mastery, not only of the form of like horror writing and or planetary romance writing.
Sabella (1980)
Others: Positive - ISBN:
- 9780048233530
- Length:
- 157 pages
Genres: science fiction, horror
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