A Blight of Blackwings
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END OF VOLUME TWO
To be concluded in A Curse of Krakens
Though Ghurana Nent insists on a different timekeeping system for their internal use, the Six Nations otherwise use the Kaurian Calendar. It begins on the day of the Spring Equinox and ends on the last day of winter. It uses eight-day weeks: ten months have four weeks, but months six and twelve have three, for a total of 368 days. A few days are usually subtracted from the last week of the year to ensure that the Spring Equinox falls on Bloom 1, which means in practical terms that Thaw is often only twenty-one to twenty-two days long. Bloodmoon 1 is usually the day after Autumn Equinox.
The Giant Wars began in the winter of 3041 with the eruption of Mount Thayil and the destruction of Harthrad, followed closely by the du Paskre Encounter and the capture of Saviicˇ in the east.
SPRING SEASON
Bloom (32) Rainfall (32) Foaling (32) (96 days)
SUMMER SEASON
Sunlight (32) Bounty (32) Harvest (24) (88 days)
AUTUMN SEASON
Bloodmoon (32) Amber (32) Barebranch (32) (96 days)
WINTER SEASON
Frost (32) Snowfall (32) Thaw (21) (85 days)
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Kaurian Language
Deller, Soller, Tamiller, Keiller, Shaller, Feiller, Beiller, Reiller
Raelech Language
Delech, Solech, Tamech, Kelech, Shalech, Felech, Belech, Ranech
For bards and storytellers and people who dream of a better world
Thanks first to everyone who read A Plague of Giants, reached out to me, and said they loved it. That meant so much to my super-delicate, turbo-tender writer feelings, and I appreciate you more than I can say. Thanks also to anyone who reviewed it or spoke about it with your friends and spread the word; that’s all tremendously helpful, and while I probably didn’t see what you did there, I am grateful nonetheless. Thank you for sharing.
I have a wonderful bunch of folks who keep me happy and sane and write with me from time to time, or else give me a break from writing. Thanks to Amal El-Mohtar and Stu West and the Ministry of Coffee; Alexandra Renwick and all the fine folk at Timber House; Brandon Crilly and Marie Bilodeau for tea, pastries, and words on Sunday mornings; and Kelly and Derek Avery for gin, nachos, and a shared loathing of mosquitoes.
For a long time I’ve appreciated the support of K. C. Alexander and Jason Hough; they are wonderfully encouraging friends who holler at me from the West Coast to get on my word horse and ride, and I tend to text them way too early from the east.
Thanks and many delicious tacos to Delilah S. Dawson and Chuck Wendig, who write brilliant stories and are also brilliant friends.
The Metal Editor, Tricia Narwani, was a mega-genius once again, helping me improve the story in myriad ways, and I am so lucky to work with her and all the spiffy peeps at Del Rey: David Moench, Melissa Sanford, Julie Leung, Alex Larned, Keith Clayton, and Scott Shannon. I am grateful also to Kathy Lord for the copyedits and Gene Mollica and David Stevenson for the cover.
My family remains the reason for everything, and I am blessed to have them in my life.
BY KEVIN HEARNE
THE SEVEN KENNINGS
A Plague of Giants
A Blight of Blackwings
THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES
Hounded
Hexed
Hammered
Tricked
Trapped
Hunted
Shattered
Staked
Besieged
Scourged
THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES NOVELLAS
Two Ravens and One Crow
Grimoire of the Lamb
A Prelude to War
OBERON’S MEATY MYSTERIES
The Purloined Poodle
The Squirrel on the Train
The Buzz Kill (in the anthology Death & Honey)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KEVIN HEARNE hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He is the author of A Plague of Giants, co-author of the Tales of Pell with Delilah S. Dawson, and the New York Times bestselling series The Iron Druid Chronicles.
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Twitter: @KevinHearne
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