EDITORIAL REVIEW: When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure, and together they discover adventure and legend, and the power of belief....
Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox - 02 - The Story of the Stone
β Scribed by Barry Hughart
- Publisher
- Doubleday;Corgi
- Year
- 2009;1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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