by Jon Hollins
Dedication
Map
Epigraph
Part 1: A Job Done Right 1. Will
2. Lette and Balur
3. Ill-Met by Moonlight
4. Quirk
5. The Problem with Dissecting Dragons
6. Worst-Laid Plans
7. The Coup de Grâce
8. Morning Breaks
9. Strange Brews
10. Mugging Ethel
11. Nom Nom Prophecy Nom
12. The Great Big Flying Lizard
13. Ethel’s Party Invitation
14. Gaffes and Gatekeepers
15. The Belly of the Beast
16. Strong Drinks and Weak Minds
17. The Smartest Man in the Room
18. Nom Nom Ethel Nom
19. A Familiar Face
20. Ignorance Is Bliss
21. Something Going Right
22. The Beast Wakes
23. Hammer Time
24. Dragon Slayer
25. Prophecy’s Bitch
Part 2: A Job Done Wrong 26. Morning Worship
27. Mo’ Divinity, Mo’ Problems
28. Investigating His Burgeoning Manhood
29. Aftermath
30. Never Say Never
31. Shovel Loads of Straw and Shit
32. Where There’s a Will…
33. The Prophet of Profit
34. Dead Man’s Chest
35. Above It All
36. Liftoff
37. Rabble-Rousing
38. The Worst-Laid Plans
39. A Sinking Feeling
40. Waiting for Gods
41. Talking His Way into Trouble
42. Inferno Rodeo
43. A Burning Desire
44. God of War
45. What’s in the Box?
46. Open Your Eyes
47. Where There’s Smoke…
48. Far, Far Too Late
49. Dragons Come Home to Roost
50. Taking Flight
51. Totally Fucked
52. Hot-Tempered
53. Insult to Injury
54. We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
55. Free Fall
56. Reaction Shot
57. Splashdown
Part 3: A Job Worth Doing Well 58. Love and War
59. Of All He Surveys
60. The Hand Inside the Puppet
61. A Tribe Called Dysfunctional
62. Planning for the Funeral
63. Making Like a Hooker and Blowing This Joint
64. The Sappy Romance Chapter
65. Fiery Indignation
66. The Dripping Jaws of the Future
67. One More Plan
68. According to Plan
69. Running on Empty
70. Hubris Is a Dish Best Served Charbroiled
71. The Third Day
72. Pressure Building
73. Lying Liars and the Lies They Tell
74. Money Makes the World Go Mad
75. Impatience
76. Hallows’ Mouth
77. The Center Cannot Hold
78. Conflict
79. Good, Honest Thievery
80. Sellout
81. The Midnight Ride of Lettera Therren
82. What the Lizard Man Saw
83. The Inevitable Cliffhanger Chapter
84. Financial Collapse
85. Flights of Fancy
86. Red of Tooth and Claw
87. Living the Dream
88. We All Fall Down
89. Apotheosis
90. Witness
91. The Morning After the Night Before
92. Excuses and Explanations
93. One More Thing
94. Being Better People
Acknowledgments
Extras A Preview of False Idols
A Preview of The City Stained Red
Orbit Newsletter
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2016 by Jonathan Wood
Excerpt from Dragon Lords: False Idols copyright © 2016 by Jonathan Wood
Excerpt from The City Stained Red copyright © 2014 by Sam Sykes
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