Enth’s gaze, his greater and lesser eyes, took in them all. Cyrene could see herself reflected there in miniature.
“Yes,” said the man-spider, the god-slayer. “Yes.”
About the Author
ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live roleplayer and has trained in stage fighting and historical combat. He maintains a lively interest in history and the biological sciences, especially entomology.
Adrian is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series starting with Empire in Black and Gold, published by Tor UK. His other works for Tor UK include standalone novels Guns of the Dawn and Children of Time and the new series Echoes of the Fall starting with The Tiger and the Wolf. Other major works include the short-story collection Feast and Famine for Newcon Press and novellas The Bloody Deluge (in Journal of the Plague Year) and Even in the Cannon’s Mouth (in Monstrous Little Voices) for Abaddon. He has also written numerous short stories and been short-listed for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the British Fantasy Award.
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The Tiger and the Wolf
SHADOWS OF THE APT
Empire in Black and Gold
Dragonfly Falling
Blood of the Mantis
Salute the Dark
The Scarab Path
The Sea Watch
The Air War
War Master’s Gate
Seal of the Worm
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
1: Mirkwood Blues
2: Fear and Loathing in Shogg’s Ford
3: The Third Rule of Arachnophobics
5: Dueling Dogmas
6: Old-Fashioned Hospitality
7: Border Crossings
8: Unnatural Relations
9: Trailblazing
10: Fear of a Dark Tower
11: Putting out the Lights
About the Author
Also by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Copyright Page
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novella are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SPIDERLIGHT
Copyright © 2013 by Adrian Czajkowski
Cover illustration by Tyler Jacobson
Cover design by Christine Foltzer
Edited by Lee Harris
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ISBN 978-0-7653-8835-3 (ebook)
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First published in serial form by Aethernet magazine, 2013
First Tor.com Edition: August 2016
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