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Poison and Exile

Kate Webster

Publisher: The Conrad Press

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Summary

‘Poison and Exile’ is the sensational second book of the fantasy series, ‘Lucy’s Crypt’, which follows the vividly imaginative first book, ‘The Invitation’.  
Lucy wanders perilously among the deranged creatures of Josso Jungle. An eerie luminescence perforates the damp dark. When she stumbles across a team of ecologists from Trimany, she longs to earn both their trust and friendship. But what will happen when they find out who she really is and what she has been sent to do? Meanwhile, miles north in the rocky mountains of Rumustica, a precious secret waits to be discovered.
Available since: 11/28/2022.

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