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993:Fluteman
983:Kummatty
741:The Tain
733:Novellas
710:The Scar
641:King Rat
573:King Rat
549:Archived
527:Archived
469:King Rat
450:Nominee
436:Nominee
403:King Rat
401:praised
309:King Rat
222:flautist
197:King Rat
179:King Rat
146:41835159
64:Language
1332:Related
1115:Hamelen
693:Bas-Lag
681:Railsea
622:Fiction
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266:records
192:Bas-Lag
67:English
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1087:(2005)
1077:(2001)
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996:(1982)
986:(1979)
976:(1972)
966:(1961)
956:(1957)
946:(1949)
936:(1933)
926:(1920)
916:(1918)
850:Armada
833:Estate
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779:(2005)
760:(2016)
752:(2016)
744:(2002)
721:(2004)
713:(2002)
705:(2000)
684:(2012)
676:(2011)
668:(2010)
665:Kraken
660:(2009)
652:(2007)
644:(1998)
629:Novels
339:Loplop
333:mentor
329:Anansi
303:hybrid
238:Loplop
234:Anansi
182:is an
46:Author
1182:Music
447:1999
433:1999
416:Award
118:Pages
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419:Year
313:feud
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