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Battle Born

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by Amie Kaufman


  Will and Ned Marney lent me their thoughts as well as their middle names for this series—I hope you like the finale!

  Thank you as well to the other friends who lent me the support I needed to do justice to the end of this story I love so much—Jay, Marie, Leigh, Michelle, Kacey, Nic, Cat, Soraya, Ryan, Peta, Eliza, Kate A., the Roti Boti gang, the House of Progress crew, and of course Kate I., to whom this book is dedicated. I’m incredibly grateful to have such a list of friends. For this series in particular, the list wouldn’t be complete without my team of incredibly talented mediators at FOS, who taught me each day how to see things from a different point of view.

  My family has always been unwavering in their support, and this book has been no exception—I’m so lucky to have you.

  And finally, Brendan and Pip! As I write these acknowledgments I can hear you playing together, practicing sounds that are coming very close to the one I’m most excited to hear: Ma-ma-ma! I love you both more than I knew was possible. I can’t wait for all the adventures we’ll have together.

  About the Author

  Photo by Christopher Tovo

  AMIE KAUFMAN is a New York Times and international bestselling author of young adult fiction, including Unearthed and the Starbound trilogy, coauthored with Meagan Spooner; and the Illuminae Files trilogy and the Aurora Cycle series, coauthored with Jay Kristoff. Her multi-award-winning work has been described as “a game-changer” (Shelf Awareness) and “out-of-this-world awesome” (Kirkus Reviews). Raised in Australia and Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law, and conflict resolution. She took howling lessons from a wolf expert while preparing to write this series. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and daughter, their rescue dog, and an extremely large personal library. Read more at www.amiekaufman.com.

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  Books by Amie Kaufman

  Elementals: Ice Wolves

  Elementals: Scorch Dragons

  THE UNEARTHED DUOLOGY coauthored with Meagan Spooner

  Unearthed

  Undying

  THE STARBOUND TRILOGY coauthored with Meagan Spooner

  These Broken Stars

  This Shattered World

  Their Fractured Light

  THE ILLUMINAE FILES coauthored with Jay Kristoff

  Illuminae

  Gemina

  Obsidio

  THE AURORA CYCLE coauthored with Jay Kristoff

  Aurora Rising

  Aurora Burning

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  Copyright

  ELEMENTALS: BATTLE BORN. Copyright © 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers. Illustrations by Levente Szabo. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  COVER ART © 2020 BY LEVENTE SZABO/GOOD ILLUSTRATION LTD

  COVER DESIGN BY JOE MERKEL

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  Library of Congress Control Number: 2020933730

  Digital Edition JUNE 2020 ISBN: 978-0-06-265499-1

  Print ISBN: 978-0-06-245804-9

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  2021222324PC/LSCH10987654321

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