The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 1: Embers, Deluxe Illustrated Edition

By: Abigail Hilton

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Smashwords Edition

Published by: Abigail Hilton

Cover Art by: Sarah Cloutier

Map by: Jeff McDowall

© 2010 Abigail Hilton. All rights reserved.
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This
material may not be reproduced, modified, or distributed without
the express prior written permission of the copyright holder. For
permission, contact the author at
[email protected]
.
Artwork is displayed by agreement with the artists. All artists
were paid for their work and hold the copyrights to that work.

Special thanks to the people who read this
book as I wrote it.

Amy

Anita

Hughes

Jeff

Mistie

Molly

Patsy

Table of
Contents

A Note on Artwork

Other Books

Map

The Characters

Chapter 1. The Captain of Police

Chapter 2. The Minstrel

Chapter 3. The Prisoners

Chapter 4. A Dead Shelt’s List

Chapter 5. A Traitor and A Child

Chapter 6. Mystique

Chapter 7. Insult and Injury

Chapter 8. Reprimand

Chapter 9. Mine

Chapter 10. Silveo Gives Advice

Chapter 11. Ocelon Town

Chapter 12. The Contents of a Warehouse

Chapter 13. Tea with Flag

Chapter 14. Flirtation and Chocolate

Chapter 15. More Talking

Chapter 16. Lost Ground

Chapter 17. Aftermath

Chapter 18. Maps and a Library

Chapter 19. What Happened in a Closet

Chapter 20. A Knife and a Rope

Chapter 21. Home Waters

Chapter 22. A Local Guide

Chapter 23. A Debate about Choices

Chapter 24. Port Holovarus

Chapter 25. Shinies and Lord Holovar

Chapter 26. Thank You

Chapter 27. The Meerkat

Chapter 28. A Picnic

Chapter 29. A Sad Story

Chapter 30. Mance

Chapter 31. Missing

Chapter 32. Final Warning

The End

About the Author

Artists

Glossary

Shelt species of Wefrivain

A Note on
Artwork

This is an illustrated book. Many (though
not all) of these illustrations are rich watercolors that do not
display well in black and white. To enjoy this book fully, I urge
you to open the document at least once in one of the numerous free
eReaders or apps that have been created for computers, phones, and
tablets. Although the illustrations are still beautiful in black
and white, they are at their best on a color screen.

Books by Abigail Hilton

The Prophet of Panamindorah

Fauns and Filinians

Wolflings and Wizards

Fire and Flood

The Guild of the Cowry Catchers

Embers

Flames

Ashes

Out of the Ashes

Shores Beyond the World

Other Books

Crossroads: Short Stories from
Panamindorah

Maps

Map for color screens.

Map for black and white screens.

The Characters