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Sheri S. Tepper has brought her rich and brilliant imagination to such critically acclaimed novels as Beauty and Grass and the powerful and provocative ,~'ideshow. Now Tepper returns with a work of epic scope, unparalleled imagination, and sweeping adventure unlike anything she's done before.

A PLA~U!~ O~A~!~i~LS

West of the land called Artemisia, past mountains,
valleys, arroyos, and mesas, atop a sinuous, canyonclimbing road, the Place of Power spreads clawlike at the edge of the chasm. Here are walls to hold out the dragons, ogres, and goblins of the ruined lands. And from here the Witch, Quince Ellel, peers out into a
world of faded pageantry, archetypal villages, and gang-filled cities decimated by violence and plague.

The scattered remnants of humanity recount legends of the time when most of mankind went to seek a better world. They know that they were left behind, only to face the encroachment of the netherfolk and the terrible, enigmatic creatures called walkers. Yet not even the Witch knows the stunning truth behind the myth and prophecy that fuel her terrible ambitionmand she is determined to capture those who will unlock these deepest secrets.

In another part of the countryside, a young girl named Orphan is maturing into a beautiful woman in the enchanted village that is her home. And somewhere nearby, a young man named Abasio Cermit is seeking adventure after running away from his family's small farm. Now, as the terrible walkers scour the countryside, Abasio and Orphan begin separate journeys toward each other and the shared destiny that will change their worm forever.

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A ?LA~UE
OF ANGELЬ


Other Bantam Books by Sheri S. Tepper

AFFER LONG SILENCE

THE GATE TO WOMEN'S COUNTRY

BEAUTY

GRASS

RAISING THE STONES SIDESHOW


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