All characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and utterly awesome.
Cover design and photography by Jarek Mercer’s mom, who told him to arch his eyebrow like Spock, look a bit menacing/mischievous, and turn his brown eyes blue. She ended up doing that herself on gimp, as well as using a stock photo purchased from dreamstime.com for the awesome doors.
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A pronunciation guide to some of the more
unusual names . . .
Nicko Mal— NEE-koh MAL
Querul—KWER-el
Idumea— i-doo-ME-uh
Hogal Densal— HOE-gal DENS-al
Mahrree Peto— MARR-ee PAY-toh
Cephas Peto— SEE-fus PAY-toh
Hycymum Peto— HIE-si-mum PAY-toh
Hierum— HIE-rum
Tuma Hifadhi— TOO-muh hi-FOD-hee
Sonoforen— sun-uv-OR-en
Terryp— TARE-up
Jaytsy— JAYT-see
Brisack— BRIZ-ak
Gizzada— gi-ZAH-duh
Shem Zenos—Shem ZEE-noss
Qualipoe Hili—KWAL-ee-poe HEE-lee
Hegek—HEG-ik
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Contents
A brief recaps of Book One
Chapter 1 ~ “Deceit, my dear young men, is indeed an art.”
Chapter 2 ~ “My wife, you are insane.”
Chapter 3 ~ “Such a document would be too dangerous to discuss.”
Chapter 4 ~ “Send in our man. Officially.”
Chapter 5 ~ “They made us watch how a worm moves.”
Chapter 6 ~ “We’re trying to make a good impression!”
Chapter 7 ~ “Someone like her, but not her.”
Chapter 8 ~ “It’s really quite progressive, as you can see. Lots of pages.”
Chapter 9 ~ “There have been some changes . . .”
Chapter 10 ~ “I know who you are--really are--and why you’re here in Edge.”
Chapter 11 ~ “Are you going somewhere?!”
Chapter 12 ~ “You want to save the world? Then let’s save it!”
Chapter 13 ~ “Are you that Guarder spy?!”
Chapter 14 ~ “Shem, I don’t know if you realize what you’re asking.”
Chapter 15 ~ “Get To Know Your Friendly Soldiers Day?”
Chapter 16 ~ “But bears don’t innovate!”
Chapter 17 ~ “That’s part of his unpredictability.”
Chapter 18 ~ “All that cheering wasn’t just for you, Corporal!”
Chapter 19 ~ “A little over-excited about towers and flags, are we?”
Chapter 20 ~ “Know this, Zenos, that I know.”
Chapter 21 ~ “I never once remember laughing in Idumea.”
Chapter 22 ~ “Now, how do I go about putting an end to all of this nonsense?”
Chapter 23 ~ “And whose side are you on, anyway, Quiet Man?!”