But his second shillilar had said the Scribe was in danger; Wil had to read his story. He glanced through the doorway. Ady’s old head was bent over her engraving but she would soon remember and order him back to work.
Shaking all over, Wil took a step towards the marble table, and the ache in his eyes came howling back. He closed his worst eye, the left, and when the throbbing eased he took another step. For the only time in his life, he did feel special. He slid a foot forwards, then another. Each movement sent a spear through his temples but he would have endured a lifetime of pain for one page of the story.
Finally he was standing over the book. From straight on, the etched writing was thickly crimson and ebbed in and out of focus. He sounded out the letters of the title.
The Consolation of Vengeance.
“Vengeance?” Wil breathed. But whose?
BOOKS BY JOHN GWYNNE
Malice
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Contents
COVER
TITLE PAGE
WELCOME
DEDICATION
MAP
EPIGRAPH
PROLOGUE: EVNIS
EXCERPT: THE WRITINGS OF HALVOR
CHAPTER ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWO: VERADIS
CHAPTER THREE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FOUR: EVNIS
CHAPTER FIVE: CORBAN
CHAPTER SIX: VERADIS
CHAPTER SEVEN: CYWEN
CHAPTER EIGHT: KASTELL
CHAPTER NINE: CORBAN
CHAPTER TEN: KASTELL
CHAPTER ELEVEN: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWELVE: VERADIS
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CORBAN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: EVNIS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: CORBAN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CAMLIN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: CORBAN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: VERADIS
CHAPTER NINETEEN: CYWEN
CHAPTER TWENTY: VERADIS
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: KASTELL
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: VERADIS
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: EVNIS
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: KASTELL
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: CORBAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: CYWEN
CHAPTER THIRTY: VERADIS
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: CAMLIN
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: VERADIS
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: CORBAN
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: VERADIS
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: CORBAN
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: VERADIS
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: CYWEN
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: VERADIS
CHAPTER FORTY: KASTELL
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: VERADIS
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: EVNIS
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: VERADIS
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: CORBAN
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: VERADIS
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FIFTY: VERADIS
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO: CYWEN
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: CORBAN
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR: VENTOS
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: VERADIS
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX: CORBAN
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN: VERADIS
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT: CORBAN
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE: KASTELL
CHAPTER SIXTY: CAMLIN
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO: CORBAN
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE: CYWEN
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR: CORBAN
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE: VERADIS
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX: CYWEN
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN: CAMLIN
CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT: EVNIS
CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE: CORBAN
CHAPTER SEVENTY: CYWEN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE: CAMLIN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO: CORBAN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE: CORBAN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR: KASTELL
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE: CYWEN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX: CORBAN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN: VERADIS
CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT: CORBAN
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE: CORBAN
CHAPTER EIGHTY: CYWEN
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE: CORBAN
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO: KASTELL
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE: EVNIS
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR: CYWEN
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE: CAMLIN
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX: CORBAN
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN: KASTELL
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT: CORBAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXTRAS
MEET THE AUTHOR
A PREVIEW OF A DANCE OF CLOAKS
A PREVIEW OF VENGEANCE
BOOKS BY JOHN GWYNNE
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Copyright © 2012 by John Gwynne
Map artwork © Fred van Deelan
Excerpt of A Dance of Cloaks copyright © 2013 by David Dalglish
Excerpt of Vengeance copyright © 2012 by Ian Irvine
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