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The Bastard’s Grimoire by Joseph Hirsch

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This book is set in and around the city of Koln in an alternate Medieval age where demons and magic abound. The premise of the story being that an evil wizard enchants a young man forcing him to embark on a campaign of rape to impregnate women (and men) with demon seed forcing them to give birth to demons. His antagonists are a

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	The Letters of The Duchesse d'Elbeuf: Hostile Witness to the French Revolution (Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2023:10) by Colin Jones (Editor), Alex Fairfax-Cholmeley (Editor), Simon MacDonald (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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