He had sworn on his father's honour, his mother's life, his… - Ian McDonald

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He had sworn on his father's honour, his mother's life, his brother's masculinity, his sister's purity and his prophet's beard that he would never set foot there again. God, knowing people, thinks little of honour or purity or even life, but vows made on his prophet he loves to confound.

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Ian McDonald (born 1960) is a British science fiction novelist.

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Alternative Names: Ian Mcdonald • Ian Mc Donald • Ian Mac Donald • Ian Macdonald • Ian MacDonald • Ian James McDonald

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