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Matthew Hughes

This title uses virtual voice narration
About this listen
Hailed as the heir apparent to Jack Vance, Matthew Hughes takes you on a richly imagined exploration of a society on the far edges of extreme.
"Matthew Hughes does Jack Vance better than anyone except Jack himself." George R.R. Martin
"Hughes is a treasure." David Gerrold
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