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  The Ardoon King

  The Nisirtu

  Book 2

  By Samuel Fort

  First Edition

  Copyright 2016 Samuel Fort

  https://samuelfort.com

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  All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

  Cover Design by Donna Harriman Murillo

  He held the Tablet of Destinies in his hands.

  He took control over divine things.

  The gods were overthrown.

  Anzu flew to his mountain.

  His utterances were like that of a god.

  His words could turn his enemies into clay.

  The gods were disheartened by his words.

  The Epic of Anzu, First Millennium BC

  Table of Contents

  Prologue

  China Station 556

  Part 1

  Chapter 1: Lady Persipia

  Chapter 2: The Penitent

  Chapter 3: The Queen’s Mercy

  Chapter 4: Peth Vedeus

  Chapter 5: Lady Thalassa

  Chapter 6: Annasa Fiela

  Chapter 7: The Sillum

  Chapter 8: Rocket Man

  Chapter 9: Samuel Richards

  Chapter 10: The Black Temple

  Chapter 11: The Cotton Candy God

  Chapter 12: Heroes’ Welcome

  Chapter 13: Radio Intercept

  Chapter 14: Tablet Mysteries

  Chapter 15: Persipia’s Lamentations

  Chapter 16: Plans for The Future

  Chapter 17: A Bit of a Row

  Chapter 18: The Evils of the Empyrean Glossa

  Chapter 19: Fiela’s Intervention

  Chapter 20: Thal’s Assignment

  Part 2

  Chapter 21. Arrival of The Archduke

  Chapter 22: Taming of The Shrew

  Chapter 23: The Nebraska Massacre

  Chapter 24: The Ribbon of Many Colors

  Chapter 25: Monstrosity

  Chapter 26: The Nuisance, Porazo

  Chapter 27: The Temple Monster

  Chapter 28: Deception

  Chapter 29: A Plan of Attack

  Chapter 30: Exit Fiela

  Part 3

  Chapter 31: Stranded

  Chapter 32: The Fates

  Chapter 33: Eliza and Celeste

  Chapter 34: A Minor Detour

  Chapter 35: Cash Carnage

  Chapter 36: Ribs

  Chapter 37: Snowstorm

  Chapter 38: Lilian’s Slide

  Chapter 39: Coup

  Chapter 40: Isolation

  Chapter 41: Duos

  Part 4

  Chapter 42: Denver International

  Chapter 43: Squaring The Circle

  Chapter 44: Academia and Picket Fences

  Chapter 45: Time’s Up

  Chapter 46: Felicity

  Chapter 47: Secret Door

  Chapter 48: A Bad Breakfast

  Chapter 49: Charity Event

  Chapter 50: The Funeral Dance

  Chapter 51: Sam’s Intervention

  Chapter 52: Ridley in Denver

  Chapter 53: DIA – Alpha Squad

  Chapter 54: The Museum

  Chapter 55: The Craft

  Part 5

  Chapter 56: Revelation

  Chapter 57: Abandoned Realities

  Chapter 58: Gunster Arrives

  Chapter 59: Eliza’s Intervention

  Chapter 60: Parole and Dominion

  Chapter 61: Island Dreaming

  Chapter 62: Eliza’s Courage

  Chapter 63: The Anzu

  Chapter 64: Danger Close

  Chapter 65: Coming Clean

  Chapter 66: Rescue

  Chapter 67: Out of Time

  Chapter 68: Redemption

  Chapter 69: The Sillum Attacks

  Chapter 70: Recovery

  Part 6

  Chapter 71: Return to Steepleguard

  Chapter 72: The Reckoning

  Chapter 73: The Queen Elizabeth II

  Chapter 74: Bashmu Incursions

  Chapter 75: Probation

  Chapter 76: Empyrean Futility

  Chapter 77: Fiela Counters

  Chapter 78: Green Blob

  Chapter 79: Ready Room

  Chapter 80: A Solemn Oath

  Chapter 81: Wardum Ritual

  Chapter 82: Hard Questions

  Chapter 83: Realities Checked

  Chapter 84: Hard Truths

  Chapter 85: Peth Gruber