The Hand That Takes

by Taylor O'Connell

  Afterword

  This one has been a long time in the coming. I feel incredibly fortunate to reveal it to the world. I want to thank everyone who helped along the way. To my family and friends who provided invaluable feedback, I love you all. To my parents, who provided me with the confidence I needed to complete this project, and support whenever that confidence waned. To my editor George, and my cover designer Stuart, thank you both for your professional manners and expertise in your chosen crafts. A final thank you, to you, whoever you are, for reading this far and allowing me to occupy the space between your ears for so long. It’s difficult to express the depth of feeling I hold for this series, but I hope that it will someday come to mean as much to the rest of you as it does to me.

  Taylor O’Connell

  Bennington, Nebraska

  June 30, 2019

  About the Author

  Taylor O’Connell is the author of The Hand that Takes, A Fool of Sorts, and The Man in Shadow. And very much looks forward to presenting the final pieces to the series: Fall of the Coward ; A Throne for Thieves , and For All that Ascends.

  Taylor primarily writes fantasy, but loves books of all genres. When not lost within the city of Dijvois, he spends most of his time with his beautiful wife and children.

  For more information or more novels by Taylor O’Connell, visit Tayloroconnellbooks.co m