Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar
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Astra Publishing House 2008
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Street Date:
10/7/2008
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9781101117767
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Mercedes Lackey. (2008). Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar. Astra Publishing House.

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Mercedes Lackey. 2008. Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar. Astra Publishing House.

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Mercedes Lackey, Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar. Astra Publishing House, 2008.

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Mercedes Lackey. Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar. Astra Publishing House, 2008.

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