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PRAISE FORA New York Times Bestsell
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ContentsCoverTitle PagePraise for S
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THE GRISHASOLDIERS OF THE SECOND AR
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of lessons in stifling classrooms.
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“Leave us now.”“Wait!” excl
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slash that had severed Ravka from i
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slammed the book shut and run squea
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through the darkness to West Ravka.
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“He was short and pudgy and afrai
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“Sure,” I said. But I didn’t.
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CHAPTER 2The morning passed in a bl
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the other, my heart pounding, my ey
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thud as I fell forward and my head
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were actually guarding me. Like a p
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grand. The Grisha tent was like not
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I frowned. If the Cartographer had
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“So you didn’t see where the li
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touch went that peculiar sense of c
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“So I’m the Darkling’s prison
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felt tears threatening again and bl
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“A what?”Fedyor and Ivan exchan
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He never finished his sentence. A s
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Slowly, I opened my eyes and took i
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CHAPTER 5The next few days passed i
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on the earthen floor and built a fi
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The Darkling sighed. “I doubt tha
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country that had long been at war.T
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CHAPTER 6I dreamed that I was back
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ease in slowly. Military life had l
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feeling the anger and embarrassment
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A tall, broad-chested Grisha in red
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particular affinity and made a gift
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Light flooded the throne room, dren
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subject.“The Apparat?”“Is he
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Grand Palace, all of them dressed i
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CHAPTER 8After a restless night, I
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toothily at me. Marie looped her ar
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a massive set of double doors in fr
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Genya’s voice was light, but it h
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“I can’t go with you. Not that
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CHAPTER 9It was a complete disaster
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the long brown robes or the dirty b
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I nodded.“Homesick?”I shrugged.
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CHAPTER 10Next morning, my body ach
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us, and she still needed a flint to
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knowing that I fitted into my new l
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pushed my plate away. The prospect
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Good, I thought with satisfaction.
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Darkling’s dire words beneath the
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CHAPTER 12The next morning wasn’t
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I thought back, remembering Ana Kuy
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After my conversation with the Dark
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and the birds painted above my bed.
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The woman in red watches me closely
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CHAPTER 13That very afternoon, I jo
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across my jaw).“Here,” he said,
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“Whatever do you mean?”“You k
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“Should I? If I can’t help you
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CHAPTER 14As winter drew to a close
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beautiful people in their beautiful
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How was it that Genya had fallen so
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She examined the toes of her satin
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leaning on a cane.“Duke Keramsov!
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when the room was practically vibra
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over the ribbons at my neckline.
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“Forgive me,” I said. “It’s
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imagine what it’s been like here.
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CHAPTER 15Only when I was in my roo
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“Then talk sense,” I said. “H
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I would never help him do that.”
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CHAPTER 16Baghra’s relief was unm
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“For everything.”“Hmph,” sh
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collar around my neck and make me a
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pace. Once I’d passed them, I ris
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For a moment, I thought my heart ha
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my heels and toes. My miserable nig
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CHAPTER 17Mal took both watches and
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“I know I can find it.”“If th
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