To my parents, grandparents, and family, who make every day better. My husband Craig continues to be my favorite person ever in the history of the world, and my kids are pretty great, too. To my Biscuit and my Sweet Hippo: I love you. To Mom and Dad, I love you, and the fight ain’t over.
To my peeps, including Kevin Hearne, Chuck Wendig, Jaye Wells, Karina Cooper, KC Alexander, Cherie Priest, Marko Kloos, Victoria Schwab, Rachel Caine, Charlaine Harris, John Scalzi, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jordanna Brodsky, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, Charlie Jane Anders, AR Kahler, Ken “God of Rock” Lowery, Patrick Hester, Sunil Patel, Claudia Gray, Eric Smith, Alex Segura, Ty Franck, Gwenda Bond, Scott Sigler, Trent Reedy, Elsa S. Henry, Leanna Renee Hieber, Molly Harper, Joshilyn Jackson, Sam Sykes, Brian “Sassy Driver” McClellan, Howard Tayler, Robert J. Bennett, Justin Landon, Mike Underwood, Daniel Polansky, Wes Chu, and Diana Rowland, who gave me ibuprofen when I needed it most. Writer friends, I’m glad to be in the trenches with you.
To David Hale of Lovehawk Tattoo Studio for the serendipity of your amazing art. To Mindy Searcey and North Georgia Yoga Center for helping me find my center. To Gangstagrass and all the musicians whose songs powered me through the first draft—all of which can be found on my Conspiracy of Ravens playlist on Spotify. To Beth and Earl and Polly and the rest of our herd.
To anyone I forgot because my mind is a sieve: Thank you. I love you. You’re awesome. Thanks for reading.
Happy Trails!
LB
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Also by Lila Bowen
Dedication
Map
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Orbit Newsletter
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2016 by D. S. Dawson
Cover design by Lauren Panepinto
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bowen, Lila, author.
Title: Conspiracy of ravens / Lila Bowen.
Description: New York : Orbit, 2016. | Series: The shadow ; 2
Identifiers: LCCN 2016028719| ISBN 9780316302272 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781478906223 (audio book downloadable) | ISBN 9780316302265 (ebook)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Fantasy / Historical. | FICTION / Occult & Supernatural. | FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal. | FICTION / Action & Adventure. | FICTION / Coming of Age. | GSAFD: Adventure fiction. | Fantasy fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3602.O895625 C66 2016 | DDC 813/.6—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016028719
ISBNs: 978-0-316-30227-2 (hardcover), 978-0-316-30226-5 (ebook)
E3-20160906-JV-PC