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Authors: Stuart Jaffe
Tags: #Science Fiction & Fantasy, #Epic, #Sword & Sorcery, #Science Fiction, #Post-Apocalyptic, #apocalypse, #Fantasy, #action, #blues, #Magic
“We did,” Fawbry said, bowing his head and placing a hand on his stomach. “I wanted to tell you that Hirasa is okay. That she’ll be back soon.”
“That’s a small blessing in this terrible time.”
“What happened?” Malja asked.
Canto leveled a cold glare at her and said the one thing that changed everything. “Harskill.”
Afterword
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Acknowledgments
Thanks, always, to Jeff Dekal for yet another stunning cover, to my mother for her support, and to Glory and Gabe for putting up with me throughout the summer as I worked on this book.
Most of all, thank you, my readers. Malja is so important to me, and it warms me to know that she has found a place in your hearts as well. One more book to go for her, and I promise to keep giving my best.
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About the Author
Stuart Jaffe is the author of
The Malja Chronicles,
the
Max Porter Paranormal-Mysteries,
the
Gillian Boone
novels,
Real Magic,
After The Crash,
and
10 Bits of My Brain,
as well as numerous short stories appearing in magazines and anthologies. He is the co-host of
The Eclectic Review
— a podcast about science, art, and well, everything. For those who keep count, the latest animal listing is as follows: four cats, one albino corn snake, one Brazilian black tarantula, three aquatic turtles, seventeen chickens, and a horse. Thankfully, the chickens and the horse do not live inside the house.
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Copyright Notice
The Way of the Power
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
THE WAY OF THE POWER
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2014 by Stuart Jaffe
Cover art by Jeff Dekal
First Edition: October, 2014
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