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L
auren DeStefano earned her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. She is the author of
The Chemical Garden
trilogy. She lives in Connecticut.

Visit http://www.LaurenDeStefano.com to learn more about Lauren.

A
LSO BY LAUREN DESTEFANO

The Chemical Garden trilogy

Wither

Fever

Sever

C
opyright

Harper
Voyager

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Publishers Ltd

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First published in Great Britain by Harper
Voyager
2013

Copyright © Lauren DeStefano 2013

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Source ISBN: 9780007541201

Ebook Edition © October 2013 ISBN: 9780007541218

Version: 2013-09-11

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