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Acknowledgements
Thanks first to my terrific editor, Matthew Hughes – who, by the way, is himself a fabulous science fiction and fantasy author. You should read his stuff: www.archonate.com.
Second, thanks to the wonderful folks at Coteau Books for doing such a great job with design, publicity, and promotion. You’re the best!
And third, thanks to my wife, Margaret Anne, and daughter, Alice (to both of whom I read this entire book aloud), for being loving, supporting…and putting up with a husband and father who spends his days making up stories.
About the Author
Edward Willett is the award-winning author of more than fifty science-fiction and fantasy novels, science and other non-fiction books for both young readers and adults, including the acclaimed fantasy series The Masks of Aygrima, written under the pen name E.C. Blake.
His science fiction novels include Lost in Translation, Marseguro and Terra Insegura. Marseguro won the 2009 Prix Aurora Award for best Canadian science-fiction or fantasy novel.
His non-fiction writing for young readers has received National Science Teachers Association and VOYA awards.
Edward Willett was born in New Mexico and grew up in Weyburn, Sask. He has lived and worked in Regina since 1988. In addition to his numerous writing projects, Edward is also a professional actor and singer who has performed in dozens of plays, musicals and operas in and around Saskatchewan, hosted local television programs and emceed numerous public events.
Books in the Shards of Excalibur series:
Book One
Song of the Sword
Book Two
Twist of the Blade
Book Three
Lake in the Clouds
Book Four
Cave Beneath the Sea
Coming in 2016:
Book Five and the conclusion of The Shards of Excalibur series
Door Into Faerie
© Edward Willett, 2015
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll-free to 1-800-893-5777.
This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Edited by Matthew Hughes
Cover and text designed by Tania Craan
Typeset by Susan Buck
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Willett, Edward, 1959-, author
Cave beneath the sea / Edward Willett.
(The shards of Excalibur ; book 4)
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-55050-639-6 (bound).--ISBN 978-1-55050-646-4 (pdf).--
ISBN 978-1-55050-871-0 (epub).--ISBN 978-1-55050-878-9 (mobi)
I. Title. II. Series: Willett, Edward, 1959- . Shards of
Excalibur ; bk. 4.
PS8595.I5424C38 2015 jC813'.54 C2015-902922-8 C2015-902923-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937034
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Coteau Books gratefully acknowledges the financial support of its publishing program by: the Saskatchewan Arts Board, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Saskatchewan through Creative Saskatchewan, the City of Regina. We further acknowledge the [financial] support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l'appui [financier] du gouvernement du Canada.
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