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First edition

Cover Illustration by Phantom Dame

Editing by Miranda Vaughan Jones

Contents

Pronunciation Guide

1. PROLOGUE

Ilian

2. CHAPTER ONE

Zhuliya

3. CHAPTER TWO

Ilian

4. CHAPTER THREE

Zhuliya

5. CHAPTER FOUR

Ilian

6. CHAPTER FIVE

Zhuliya

7. CHAPTER SIX

Ilian

8. CHAPTER SEVEN

Zhuliya

9. CHAPTER EIGHT

Ilian

10. CHAPTER NINE

Zhuliya

11. CHAPTER TEN

Ilian

12. CHAPTER ELEVEN

Zhuliya

13. CHAPTER TWELVE

Ilian

14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Zhuliya

15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Ilian

16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Zhuliya

17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Ilian

18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN