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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Map
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Interlude I
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Interlude II
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Interlude III
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Interlude IV
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Interlude V
Interlude VI
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Interlude VII
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Interlude VIII
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Also by Emily A. Duncan
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
RUTHLESS GODS. Copyright © 2020 by Emily A. Duncan. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
www.wednesdaybooks.com
Cover design by Olga Grlic
Cover illustration by Mark McCoy
Map by Rhys Davies
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-19569-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-75961-0 (international edition, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)
ISBN 978-1-250-19571-5 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250195715
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First U.S. Edition: April 2020
First International Edition: April 2020