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That Which is Unexpected

  Book 1 of The Gods’ Executioner Series

  That Which is Unexpected

  By A.L. Bridges

  Copyright 2013 A.L. Bridges

  Cover Art

  By Fading Sky Studios

  March 2013 ©Fading Sky Studios

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  All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means; whether it is electronic, mechanical, or otherwise; without prior written consent from the author.

  This novel is a work of fiction. All likenesses of people, organizations, or events are purely coincidental. All characters, organizations, events, and places are used in a fictitious manner.

  Disclaimer: I would just like to say that I do not advocate underage drinking; however, if you believe that it doesn’t happen then you are only lying to yourself. Besides, if you’re from any country besides the US, then you probably don’t consider the age of 18 to be a candidate for underage drinking. Hell, in Denmark you can start drinking at the age of 16.

  Other Books by A.L. Bridges

  The Gods’ Executioner Series:

  1.That Which is Unexpected

  2.Mania and the Executioner

  3.Feros and the Underworld Prince

  4.Cole’s Haunting Melody

  5.An Imperceptible Ruse Indeed

  Visit albridges.blogspot.com for links to the other books and updates on the latest releases.

  Table of Contents

  Prolegomenon

  Chapter 1: Pinch Me

  Chapter 2: What a way to start the day

  Chapter 3: Reminiscence

  Chapter 4: Do we even like Funions?

  Chapter 5: At least be professional about it!

  Chapter 6: IT’S BACOOOOOOON!

  Chapter 7: The Saga of the Pretzel Baroness

  Chapter 8: First Words

  Chapter 9: He’s a zombie!

  Chapter 10: Knocked that asshole into a coma

  Chapter 11: Meth Addicted Bunnies

  Chapter 12: Painful Memories

  Chapter 13: A Surprise Awakening

  Chapter 14: Rays of Sunshine

  Chapter 15: Is this heaven?

  Chapter 16: That Which is Unexpected

  Chapter 17: Mistress of Schadenfreude

  Chapter 18: No cellphones during class!

  Chapter 19: The birth of a weapon

  Chapter 20: Happy Birthday, Jazz Style

  Chapter 21: The Attack of the Merrywidows!

  Chapter 22: Jewelry can be Messy

  Chapter 23: Party Crashers

  Chapter 24: The Beginning of Madness

  Chapter 25: Wait…What?

  References

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Excerpt from Mania and the Executioner:

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Prolegomenon

  I’d like to acknowledge something that seems to confuse some of my readers. Whenever you encounter four stars centered on their own line like this:

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  The book is going into a dream sequence or memory or a dream sequence that is a memory. I’m not a fan of completely linear storylines so I use with this format because it allows me to explain the background and character history without dumping all of the information at the beginning and skipping forward by years in time. You will also notice that there is a shift in narrative from present to past tense for these situations.

  When the memory or dream ends and the book returns to the main story, you will see the four centered stars again and the narrative switches back to present tense.

  You will also sometimes see centered ellipses like so:

  …

  This is to indicate a skip in time, usually in between chapters, or to skip mundane events.

  Now that the explanations are out of the way, on to the story.

  A.L. Bridges