A clever counter-factual historical novel set in C16th Mexico; the Arabs still rule Spain and have discovered what they call New Maghreb. Hunt made his name with non-fiction; this is his first novel.
Red Smoking Mirror
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£14.99
Edition:Hardback978180075321106/07/2023
Categories: 03. Summer Books 2023: Fiction, Fiction, Summer Books 2023
Tag: Historical Novels
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