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Tindalos

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17. Dance of Knives by Donna McMahon

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:49 AM

Aug 2012

It's set in a futuristic Vancouver, which has been devastated by global climate change (rising sea levels), disease, and economic collapse. This is my second time trying to read it. The first time it was too depressing for personal reasons, but I was determined to try again. It's going much better this time.

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