Fragile Remnants: Egyptian Textiles of Late Antiquity and Early Islam~ISBN 3-7757-1699-8 U.S. $40.00 / Paperback, 8.5 x 10.5 in. / 198 pgs / 130 color. ~Item / March / Decorative Arts

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Nathaniel, the apprentice of Death, is forced to stand on his own to lead an uprising against the Devil in Grimm City, where an ensuing brutal revolt tests the loyalties of the living and the dead.

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