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“Yet just as a classic heroic tale needs a Saint, an unabashedly White-Hatted and periodically naive champion of romantic love, so too it isn’t quite complete without that other, more dubious, good guy: The Black Knight.”

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Book:Fool on the Hill
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Matt Ruff
Matt Ruff

Matt Ruff, born on September 8, 1965, is a renowned American author. His works are highly praised by readers and critics for their unique imagination and profound thematic exploration. more

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