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Copyright © 2020 by John Gwynne
Excerpt from Cold Iron copyright © 2018 by Miles Cameron
Excerpt from The Obsidian Tower copyright © 2020 by Melissa Caruso
Cover illustration by Paul Young
Map artwork by Fred van Deelen
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ISBNs: 978-0-316-50231-3 (trade paperback), 978-0-316-50229-0 (ebook)
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