by A. A. Bell
Diamond Eyes
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HarperVoyager
First published in Australia in 2010
This edition published in 2010
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A. A. Bell
Diamond Eyes / A. A. Bell.
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Table of Contents
COVER
P ART O NE The Butcher’s Surgery
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
P ART T WO The Prophecies of Freddie Leopard
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
P ART T HREE Ballad of the Poet Trees
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
P ART F OUR The Brown Fog of Yester-week
SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN
TWENTY
P ART F IVE Thresholds of Clarity
TWENTY-ONE
TWENTY-TWO
TWENTY-THREE
P ART S IX Echoes of Dying Innocence
TWENTY-FOUR
TWENTY-FIVE
TWENTY-SIX
TWENTY-SEVEN
TWENTY-EIGHT
P ART S EVEN Insights
TWENTY-NINE
THIRTY
THIRTY-ONE
THIRTY-TWO
P ART E IGHT Future Witness
THIRTY-THREE
THIRTY-FOUR
THIRTY-FIVE
THIRTY-SIX
P ART N INE Forever the Last Kiss
THIRTY-SEVEN
THIRTY-EIGHT
THIRTY-NINE
P ART T EN Sacrificed for Silence
FORTY
FORTY-ONE
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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