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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
The Skin Map
Part One: The Old Straight Track
Chapter 1: In Which Old Ghosts Meet
Chapter 2: In Which Lines Are Drawn, and Crossed
Chapter 3: In Which Wilhelmina Takes Umbrage
Chapter 4: In Which Unwanted Attention Is Roused
Chapter 5: In Which Kit Attends a Lecture at the Royal Society for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge
Chapter 6: In Which Kit Acquires an Apostle Spoon
Part Two: The Macau Tattau
Chapter 7: In Which Wilhelmina Lands on Her Feet
Chapter 8: In Which Wilhelmina Proves Her Mettle
Chapter 9: In Which Fragile Hopes Are Cruelly Dashed
Chapter 10: In Which Kit Entertains Second First Impressions
Chapter 11: In Which Efforts Are Made and Actions Taken
Chapter 12: In Which a Notable Skin Is Honourably Inscribed
Chapter 13: In Which Respectability Suffers a Serious Setback
Part Three: Black Mixen Tump
Chapter 14: In Which the Intrepid Travellers Are Nobbled
Chapter 15: In Which Kit Makes a New Friend
Chapter 16: In Which Wilhelmina Changes History Much for the Better
Chapter 17: In Which Wilhelmina Joins the Merchant Navy
Chapter 18: In Which Arthur Meets an Avenging Angel
Chapter 19: In Which Kit Is Mistaken for a Footpad
Part Four: The Green Book
Chapter 20: In Which Luxor’s Nefarious Trade Is Advanced
Chapter 21: In Which Social Climbing Is Indulged
Chapter 22: In Which Confidences Are Frankly Exchanged
Chapter 23: In Which Lady Fayth Takes the Lead
Chapter 24: In Which an Understanding Is Reached
Chapter 25: In Which the Alchemy of Coffee Is Discovered
Chapter 26: In Which a Sealed Tomb Gives Up Its Secrets
Chapter 27: In Which the Emperor Awaits a Mysterious Visitor
Part Five: The Man Who Is Map
Chapter 28: In Which Promises Are Made to Be Broken
Chapter 29: In Which Dragons Are Not Confined to Statues
Chapter 30: In Which a Mystery Is Confronted
Chapter 31: In Which the Quality of Mercy Is Strained
Chapter 32: In Which Turnabout Is Fair Play
Chapter 33: In Which Nature Takes Its Course
Chapter 34: In Which a Tour Guide Is Engaged
Chapter 35: In Which an Alliance of Consequence Is Formed
Chapter 36: In Which It Is Darkest Before the Dawn
Epilogue
The Bone House
Important People in the Bright Empires Series
Previously in the Bright Empires series
Part One: The Book of Forbidden Secrets
Chapter 1: In Which Some Things Are Best Forgotten
Chapter 2: In Which a Wander in the Wilderness Is Good for the Soul
Chapter 3: In Which an Omen Is Proved True
Chapter 4: In Which Tea and Sandwiches Are Encountered
Chapter 5: In Which a Guest Is Honoured
Chapter 6: In Which the Pregnant Question Is Asked
Chapter 7: In Which December Proves the Cruellest Month
Part Two: Auspicious Meetings
Chapter 8: In Which the Aid of a Good Doctor Is Sought
Chapter 9: In Which Full Disclosure Takes a Drubbing
Chapter 10: In Which an Identity Is Mistaken
Chapter 11: In Which Wilhelmina Learns the Ropes
Chapter 12: In Which Sheer, Bloody-Minded Persistence Is Rewarded
Chapter 13: In Which an Impossible Birth Is Celebrated
Chapter 14: In Which the Truth Cannot Be Ignored
Part Three: Coming Forth by Day
Chapter 15: In Which an Apprenticeship Is Begun
Chapter 16: In Which Ruffled Feathers Are Smoothed
Chapter 17: In Which a Burden Shared Is a Burden Halved
Chapter 18: In Which a Visit to Prague Is Wangled
Chapter 19: In Which a Three-Cup Problem Is Expounded
Chapter 20: In Which the Infant Science of Archaeology Is Radically Advanced
Part Four: The Language of Angels
Chapter 21: In Which the Scholarly Inquiry Bears Strange Fruit
Chapter 22: In Which Blood Tells
Chapter 23: In Which Patience and Practice Pay Off
Chapter 24: In Which a Destiny Is Determined
Chapter 25: In Which the Past Catches Up
Chapter 26: In Which the Question of What to Do Is Asked and Answered—Twice
Chapter 27: In Which a Little Light Is Shed
Part Five: A House Made All of Bone
Chapter 28: In Which Feeling Good and Strong Is Not Enough
Chapter 29: In Which a Most Peculiar Predicament Arises
Chapter 30: In Which Kit Embraces the Stone Age
Chapter 31: In Which a Sensible Course of Action Is Proposed
Chapter 32: In Which Confidences Are Frankly Shared
Chapter 33: In Which Formal Introductions Are Made
Chapter 34: In Which the Future Is a Dream
Chapter 35: In Which a Remedy Is Pursued
Epilogue
The Spirit Well
Important People In The Bright Empires Series
Previously In The Bright Empires Series
Part One: The Ghost Road
Chapter 1: In Which Friday Takes A Holiday
Chapter 2: In Which The Secret Canyon Gives Up Its Secret
Chapter 3: In Which Kit Contemplates A Miracle
Chapter 4: In Which Confession Is Good For The Soul
Chapter 5: In Which Lord Burleigh Takes A Stroll
Chapter 6: In Which A New Thing Comes To Pass
Chapter 7: In Which Subversion Is Plotted
Part Two: The Jagged Mountain
Chapter 8: In Which A New God Is Extolled
Chapter 9: In Which Wilhelmina Pursues A Mountaintop Experience
Chapter 10: In Which False Identities Are Exposed
Chapter 11: In Which Tracks Are Made And Covered
Chapter 12: In Which Kit Learns The Uses Of A Marmot Skull
Chapter 13: In Which An Assault Is Launched
Part Three: The Street Called Straight
Chapter 14: In Which Some Things Are Not To Be
Chapter 15: In Which Old Haunts Are Revisited
Chapter 16: In Which A Long-Promised Tea Is Taken
Chapter 17: In Which An Unwanted Partnership Is Forged
Chapter 18: In Which Kit Takes A Detour
Chapter 19: In Which A Sisterhood Is Joined
Chapter 20: In Which A Good Doctor Is Hard To Find
Part Four: The Omega Point
Chapter 21: In Which Time Is Measured In Empires Crumbled To Dust
Chapter 22: In Which Despair Gives Birth To Audacity
Chapter 23: In Which Kit Plays The Waiting Game
Chapter 24: In Which Communication Breaks Down
Chapter 25: In Which The Best Theory Is Expounded
Chapter 26: In Which Astral Dislocation Finds Explication
Part Five: Five Smooth Stones
Chapter 27: In Which A New Recruit Is Canvassed
Chapter 28: In Which The Moment Of Decision Arrives
Chapter 29: In Which A Debt Is Paid In Candles
Chapter 30: In Which Priorities Are Realigned
Chapter 31: In Which A Familial Connection Is Forged
Chapter 32: In Which The Newest Member Is FÊted
Chapter 33: In Which Haste Makes Hideous Waste
Epilogue
The Shadow Lamp
Important People In the Bright Empires Series
Previously In the Bright Empires Series
Part One: The Ghost Road Visited
Chapter 1: In Which Next Steps Are Contemplated
Chapter 2: In Which Concern Quickens to Action
Chapter 3: In Which Cass Takes a Quantum Leap
Chapter 4: In Which Reasonable Chariness Is Overcome
Chapter 5: In Which Kit returns to the Scene of the Crime
Chapter 6: In Which Vows Easily Made Are Easily Broken
Chapter 7: In Which Official Doors Swing Wide
Part Two: Many Unhappy Returns
Chapter 8: In Which Strong Temptation Is Resisted
Chapter 9: In Which a Coffeehouse Summit Is Convened
Chapter 10: In Which a Solemn, Sacred Deal Is Struck
Chapter 11: In Which a Line of Succession Is Elucidated
Chapter 12: In Which a Shocking Hypothesis Is Mooted
Chapter 13: In Which Landlubbers Take to the Sea
Chapter 14: In Which an Alchemical Difficulty Is Compounded
Part Three: Hide and Seek
Chapter 15: In Which a River Becomes a Flood
Chapter 16: In Which a Snarky Attitude Is Discouraged
Chapter 17: In Which Final Respects Are Paid
Chapter 18: In Which Temptation Is Removed
Chapter 19: In Which the Observer Effect Is Expanded
Chapter 20: In Which Unwanted Attention Is Aroused
Chapter 21: In Which an Unknown Mettle Is Tested
Part Four: The Harrowing
Chapter 22: In Which Exploding Stars Are Harnessed
Chapter 23: In Which Tomb Robbing Is Encouraged
Chapter 24: In Which an Event of Great Significance Is Overlooked
Chapter 25: In Which Corpse-Pickers Raise the Alarm
Chapter 26: In Which a Smattering of Latin Finds a Use
Chapter 27: In Which a Rendezvous Is Arranged
Chapter 28: In Which Trust Is Cruelly Tested
Part Five: The End of Everything
Chapter 29: In Which There Is No Smoke without Fire
Chapter 30: In Which the Future of the Future Is Considered
Chapter 31: In Which a Question of Payment Arises
Chapter 32: In Which Time Is of the Essence
Chapter 33: In Which Family Lore Is Fully Explored
Chapter 34: In Which Hindsight Yields Perfect Vision
Chapter 35: In Which Confession Is Good for the Quest
Epilogue
The Fatal Tree
Important People In the Bright Empires Series
Previously In the Bright Empires Series
Part One: The Dissolution
Chapter 1: In Which the World Takes a Turn for the Weird
Chapter 2: In Which a Lesson Is Learned the Hard Way
Chapter 3: In Which Rage Leads to Reverie
Chapter 4: In Which a Problem Is Laid to Rest
Chapter 5: In Which a Final Destination Is Reached
Chapter 6: In Which the Wheels of Justice Grind
Chapter 7: In Which the Tump Is Not to Be Trusted
Part Two: Of Crime and Punishment
Chapter 8: In Which Sleep Is Overrated
Chapter 9: In Which Contempt Breeds Confrontation
Chapter 10: In Which Panic Is Postponed
Chapter 11: In Which Wilhelmina Closes a Cosmic Loop
Chapter 12: In Which a Match Is Made
Chapter 13: In Which Persimmons Are the Bitterest Fruit
Chapter 14: In Which Justice Must Be Seen to Be Served
Part Three: The Fatal Tree
Chapter 15: In Which a Matter of Life and Death Is Raised
Chapter 16: In Which Hate Seeks Its True Source
Chapter 17: In Which the Peace Exacts a Price
Chapter 18: In Which an Oversight Is Corrected
Chapter 19: In Which Genesis Is Invoked
Chapter 20: In Which the Cosmic Cliff Is Contemplated
Part Four: The Point of No Return
Chapter 21: In Which a Shallow Grave Must Suffice
Chapter 22: In Which the Wheels of Justice Grind On
Chapter 23: In Which the River Is the Only Way
Chapter 24: In Which a Pertinent Question Is Posed
Chapter 25: In Which the Fat Hits the Fan
Chapter 26: In Which the Past Continues to Haunt
Chapter 27: In Which the Gaolbird Sings
Part Five: Bright Empires
Chapter 28: In Which Our Questors Debate the Efficacy of Conversion
Chapter 29: In Which Wilhelmina Calls In a Debt
Chapter 30: In Which a Few Things Begin to Make Sense
Chapter 31: In Which the Past Is Prelude
Chapter 32: In Which the Bone House Yields a Secret
Chapter 33: In Which There Is No Going Back
Chapter 34: In Which the Numbers Do Not Lie
Chapter 35: In Which Footsteps Are Traced
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Essays
About the Author
An Excerpt from In the Hall of the Dragon King
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