Sirius (25 page)

Authors: Jonathan Crown

The story starts here.

Originally published in the German language as
Sirius
by Jonathan Crown. Copyright 2014, Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne/Germany (2013)

First published in the UK in 2015 by Head of Zeus Ltd.

Cover design © Pascal Blanchet

Author photo © Regina Schmeken

The moral right of Jonathan Crown to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN (HB) 9781781857441

ISBN (XTPB) 9781781858134

ISBN (E) 9781781857434

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Contents

Cover