Review of Electric Shadows (2005) by K R — 28 Aug 2007

One of the best!

Kudos Xiao, a great debut.

This review of Electric Shadows (2005) was written by K R on 28 Aug 2007.

Electric Shadows has generally received positive reviews.

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