Wielding a Red Sword

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Overview:

Title: Wielding a Red Sword
Author: Piers Anthony
Year: 1987
Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC
Price: $5.98
Pages: 276
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Wielding a Red Sword
Notes:
• Month and price from Locus1
Locus gives the number as "104927". Actual number on back cover is 10492. Gutter code Q44 (October 1986) on page 276. Per Gutter code, publication should be around December 1986.