The Book of the BeastIn Lee's complex fantasy city and its sprawling timeline, the descendants of one family are marked for doom and death by a mysterious amulet, leading them into opulence and decadence, where obsessive love and disease can render any magic useless. |
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Page 51
... told her only that I was going away , I went to bed . At first I woke several times , choking and panic - stricken . Then I slept deeply . I knew I would wake at the four o'clock bell , and so I did , with a mild surge , as if cast up ...
... told her only that I was going away , I went to bed . At first I woke several times , choking and panic - stricken . Then I slept deeply . I knew I would wake at the four o'clock bell , and so I did , with a mild surge , as if cast up ...
Page 239
... told me who he , or perhaps I should say , she , was . And at that Curt lost control of himself and ran away , and I've told you the rest of that . " There was a silence after this . Minutes passed again over the face of my clock ...
... told me who he , or perhaps I should say , she , was . And at that Curt lost control of himself and ran away , and I've told you the rest of that . " There was a silence after this . Minutes passed again over the face of my clock ...
Page 352
... told the truth . A harlot had given him an amulet , quite precious , and he had found it benign . But latterly it ... told time by the Fort . ) " I've seen it , now take it away with you . " Vusca went , dissatisfied and nervous . He had ...
... told the truth . A harlot had given him an amulet , quite precious , and he had found it benign . But latterly it ... told time by the Fort . ) " I've seen it , now take it away with you . " Vusca went , dissatisfied and nervous . He had ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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