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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Sabaa Tahir 2018
Maps by Jonathan Roberts
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Source ISBN: 9780008288754
Ebook Edition © June 2018 ISBN: 9780008288778
Version: 2018-09-21
For Renée, who knows my heart.
For Alexandra, who holds my hopes.
And for Ben, who shares the dream.
Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Maps
Part One: The King of No Name
Chapter One: The Nightbringer
Chapter Two: Laia
Chapter Three: Elias
Chapter Four: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Five: Laia
Chapter Six: Elias
Chapter Seven: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Eight: Laia
Chapter Nine: Elias
Chapter Ten: The Blood Shrike
Part Two: Inferno
Chapter Eleven: Laia
Chapter Twelve: Elias
Chapter Thirteen: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Fourteen: Laia
Chapter Fifteen: Elias
Chapter Sixteen: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Seventeen: Laia
Chapter Eighteen: Elias
Chapter Nineteen: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Twenty: Laia
Chapter Twenty-One: Elias
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Twenty-Three: Laia
Chapter Twenty-Four: Elias
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Twenty-Six: Laia
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Elias
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Laia
Chapter Thirty: Elias
Part Three: Antium
Chapter Thirty-One: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Thirty-Two: Laia
Chapter Thirty-Three: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Thirty-Four: Elias
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Thirty-Six: Laia
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Elias
Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Laia
Chapter Forty: Elias
Chapter Forty-One: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Forty-Two: Laia
Chapter Forty-Three: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Forty-Four: Laia
Chapter Forty-Five: Elias
Part Four: Siege
Chapter Forty-Six: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Forty-Seven: Laia
Chapter Forty-Eight: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Forty-Nine: Laia
Chapter Fifty: Elias
Chapter Fifty-One: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Fifty-Two: Laia
Chapter Fifty-Three: Elias
Chapter Fifty-Four: Laia
Chapter Fifty-Five: The Blood Shrike
Chapter Fifty-Six: Laia
Part Five: