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"A twelth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation - and eternal life - are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their value.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0241143047
- ISBN 13 9780241143049
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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