Wind Unwinds Rogue's Life


	Wind Unwinds Rogue's Life

DMCourt

7-3-2007 6:33 PM

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DMCourt says:

Good book. I'm glad to hear it's a trilogy, but I'd kind of guessed that his story was by no means over at the end of Name of the Wind.

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