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MAGIC BITES

Magic Bites copyright © 2007 by Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon.

“Kate Daniels Series Frequently Asked Questions,” “Characters,” “Factions,” “Faction Quiz,” and “Curran Point of View: Unicorn Lane” copyright © 2009 by Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon.

“Curran Point of View: Fernando’s” copyright © 2012 by Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon.

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PUBLISHING HISTORY

Ace mass-market edition / April 2007

Ace trade paperback edition / January 2013

Cover art by Juliana Kolesova.

Cover design by Jason Gill.

“A Questionable Client” was previously published in the anthology Dark and Stormy Knights.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.