The poem Nirrim reads in the printer’s workshop is (of course) by Sappho.
I love having FSG, and Macmillan at large, as a publishing home. Joy Peskin and Trisha de Guzman have been so insightful and supportive as my editors. I thank them and the entire Macmillan team, especially Jen Besser, Beth Clark, Molly Brouillette Ellis, Teresa Ferraiolo, Kathryn Little, Kelsey Marrujo, John Nora, Janine O’Malley, Taylor Pitts, Melanie Sanders, Janine Barlow, Anne Heausler, Mary Van Akin, Allison Verost, and Ashley Woodfolk. Lisa Perrin gave me a gorgeous cover. My agents, Charlotte Sheedy and Alexandra Machinist, have shaped my career and books in profound ways, and have always been there for me.
My readers impress me every day with their enthusiasm and open hearts. You are what made me want to write this book.
My last thanks are to Eve Gleichman, for everything you’ve given me. I am so grateful for you.
ALSO BY MARIE RUTKOSKI
The Cabinet of Wonders (The Kronos Chronicles I)
The Celestial Globe (The Kronos Chronicles II)
The Jewel of the Kalderash (The Kronos Chronicles III)
The Shadow Society
The Winner’s Curse
The Winner’s Crime
The Winner’s Kiss
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marie Rutkoski is the author of The Shadow Society, the Kronos Chronicles, and the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, which has garnered starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and BCCB, and is included in lists for Best Books of the Year by Amazon.com, YALSA, and Kirkus, among others. She is a professor at Brooklyn College and lives in New York City.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
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
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Also by Marie Rutkoski
About the Author
Copyright
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