Copyright
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First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2017
Copyright © Peter V. Brett 2017
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Source ISBN: 9780007425723
Ebook Edition © September 2017 ISBN: 9780007425747
Version: 2018-09-24
Dedication
For Sirena Lilith, who is already changing my life in countless ways.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Map
Prologue: Gaolers
Chapter 1: Both
Chapter 2: Olive
Chapter 3: Countess Paper
Chapter 4: Ragen and Elissa
Chapter 5: The Pack
Chapter 6: Everam Is a Lie
Chapter 7: The Eunuchs
Chapter 8: Monastery
Chapter 9: The Majah
Chapter 10: Family Matters
Chapter 11: Sorcerers
Chapter 12: Drained
Chapter 13: The Last Will and Testament of Arlen Bales
Chapter 14: Spankin
Chapter 15: Sisters Return
Chapter 16: Beloved
Chapter 17: Forest Fortress
Chapter 18: Homestead
Chapter 19: Hunted
Chapter 20: The Escort
Chapter 21: Neocounty
Chapter 22: The Edge of Nies Abyss
Chapter 23: Sharums Lament
Chapter 24: First Steps
Chapter 25: The Mouth of the Abyss
Chapter 26: The Dark Below
Chapter 27: Bedfellows
Chapter 28: Araines Tale
Chapter 29: Wolves
Chapter 30: Everams Reservoir
Chapter 31: Hardens Grove
Chapter 32: Blizzard and Quake
Chapter 33: Evil Gives Birth
Chapter 34: Spear of Ala
Chapter 35: Severed
Chapter 36: Smoke and Mist
Chapter 37: Jessas Girls
Chapter 38: Sharak Ka
Chapter 39: Whistlers Mind
Chapter 40: Alamen Fae
Chapter 41: Light of the Mountains
Chapter 42: The Hive