Name: Scorpion Queen
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SKU: 9781035070190
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CONTRIBUTORS: Scorpion Queen EAN: 9781035070190 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 320 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 234 cm

PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

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Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance

Mina Fears earned her BA and MFA from Columbia University. Originally from Michigan, she remains in New York City to build public relations strategies for tech and finance brands. The Scorpion Queen is her first novel.

CONTRIBUTORS: Scorpion Queen EAN: 9781035070190 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 320 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 234 cm

PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

Book Themes:

Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance

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