Best Served Cold
ISBN:
9780575082465 (0575082461)
Publish date: June 18th 2009
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 534
Edition language: English
Series: The First Law
It’s been a while since a book took me quite this long to read (19 days!), but it really wasn’t the book’s fault. I’ve had a busy work schedule due to a current project, working through weekends and working up to 17 hours per day, so there just hasn’t been much time or energy left over for reading. ...
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