Then Karen took his hand, finally, held it a moment—and shook.
“Partners,” she said.
About the Author
Photograph by Jobeda Ali
DAVID TALLERMAN is the author of the comic fantasy novels Giant Thief, Crown Thief, and Prince Thief and the absurdist steampunk graphic novel Endangered Weapon B: Mechanimal Science. His short science fiction, fantasy and horror has appeared in around seventy markets, including Clarkesworld, Nightmare, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and his first short fiction collection, The Sign in the Moonlight and Other Stories, was released recently from Spectral Press. David can be found online at davidtallerman.co.uk.
Also by David Tallerman
The Tales of Easie Damasco
Giant Thief
Crown Thief
Prince Thief
The Sign in the Moonlight and Other Stories (collection)
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Begin Reading
About the Author
Also by David Tallerman
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.
PATCHWERK
Copyright © 2016 by David Tallerman
Cover art copyright © by Tommy Arnold
Cover design by Christine Foltzer
Edited by Lee Harris
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