The Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
Overlord
Sarah Silverwood is actually a pseudonym; the author of The Double-Edged Sword’s real name is Sarah Pinborough. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Sarah Pinborough before, let me begin by…
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Mike Shackle
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