The Bandit King (37 page)
Authors: Lilith Saintcrow
Tags: #Fiction / Romance - Paranormal, #Fiction / Fantasy - Historical, #Fiction / Romance - Fantasy, #Fiction / Romance - Historical, #Fiction / Fantasy - Epic
Grayson’s flush deepened. Clare admitted he was enjoying himself. No, that was not quite correct. He was enjoying himself
immensely
. “How many?” he enquired.
“Well. That is, ahem.” Grayson cleared his throat. “Let me be frank, Archibald.”
Now the game truly begins.
Clare brought all his faculties to bear, his concentration narrowing. “Please do be, Cedric.”
“You are the only remaining unregistered mentath-class genius remaining alive in Londinium. The others… their bodies were savaged. Certain parts are… missing.”
Archibald’s fingers tightened, pressing against each other. “Ah.”
Most interesting indeed.
Dante Valentine (omnibus):
Working for the Devil
Dead Man Rising
The Devil’s Right Hand
Saint City Sinners
To Hell and Back
ILL
K
ISMET
N
OVELS
Night Shift
Hunter’s Prayer
Redemption Alley
Flesh Circus
Heaven’s Spite
Angel Town
OMANCES OF
A
RQUITAINE
The Hedgewitch Queen
The Bandit King
As Lili St. Crow
HE
S
TRANGE
A
NGELS SERIES
Strange Angels
Betrayals
Jealousy
Defiance
Reckoning
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The Iron Wyrm Affair
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Copyright © 2012 by Lilith Saintcrow
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The Iron Wyrm Affair
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First e-book edition: June 2012
ISBN 978-0-316-18781-7
