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First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2017
Copyright © Peter V. Brett 2017
Cover illustration © Larry Rostant. Demon model by Millenium FX Ltd.
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Ward artwork designed by Lauren K. Cannon, copyright © Peter V. Brett
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Source ISBN: 9780007425723
Ebook Edition © September 2017 ISBN: 9780007425747
Version: 2018-09-24
For Sirena Lilith, who is already changing my life in countless ways.
Contents
Prologue: Gaolers
Chapter 13: The Last Will and Testament of Arlen Bales
Chapter 22: The Edge of Nie’s Abyss
Chapter 25: The Mouth of the Abyss
Chapter 30: Everam’s Reservoir
Chapter 32: Blizzard and Quake