Broken Blade (44 page)

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Authors: Kelly McCullough

4.
Seedsdown

5.
Opening

6.
Midsummer

7.
Sunshammer

8.
Firstgrain

9.
Harvestide

10.
Talewynd

11.
Darktide

Days of the Week

1.
Calrensday—
In the beginning.

2.
Atherasday—
Hearth and home.

3.
Durkothsday—
Holdover from the prehuman tale of days.

4.
Shansday—
The middle time.

5.
Namarsday—
Traditional day for nobles to sit in judgment.

6.
Sylvasday—
Holdover from the prehuman tale of days.

7.
Balorsday—
Day of the dead.

8.
Madensday—
The day of madness when no work is done.

Look for the next thrilling book in the Fallen Blade series

BARED BLADE

by Kelly McCullough

Former temple assassin Aral Kingslayer is a man with a price on his head and a mark on his soul. After his goddess was murdered, Aral found refuge in the shadow jack business, fixing problems for those on the fringes of Tien’s underworld. It’s a long step down from working for the goddess of justice, but it gives Aral and Triss—the living shadow who is his secret partner—a reason to get up in the morning.

Unfortunately, it’s not a very noble reason. So when two women hit a rough spot in the tavern Aral uses for an office, he and Triss decide to lend a helping hand. But soon their good deed lands them in the middle of a three-way battle to find an artifact that just might be the key to preventing a war. And with so many factions on their trail, Aral and Triss are attracting a lot more attention than anyone featured on ten thousand wanted posters can afford . . .

Coming July 2012 from Ace Books