Night Angel Nemesis


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
 Copyright © 2023 by Brent Weeks
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 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 Names: Weeks, Brent, author.
 Title: Night angel nemesis / Brent Weeks.
 Description: First Edition. | New York, NY : Orbit, 2023. | Series: The Kylar Chronicles ; book 1
 Identifiers: LCCN 2022057396 | ISBN 9780316554909 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780316554916 (ebook)
 Classification: LCC PS3623.E4223 N54 2023 | DDC 813/.6—dc23/eng/20221202
 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022057396
 ISBNs: 9780316554909 (hardcover), 9780316554916 (ebook), 9780316566728 (signed edition), 9780316566735 (BarnesAndNoble.com signed edition)
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 Contents
 
 Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Map
 Chapter One: An Innocent Kill
 Chapter Two: The Book of the Dead
 DAY ONE
 
 Chapter Three: Outracing an Amnesty
 Chapter Four: A Convenient Monster
 Chapter Five: Death and the Artist
 Chapter Six: The Basics of the Job
 Chapter Seven: No Contract, No Pay
 Chapter Eight: A Visit from Mom
 Chapter Nine: The Weight of Shadows
 Chapter Ten: A Godking in Ruins
 Chapter Eleven: The Wrong Man to Ambush
 Chapter Twelve: A Villain at Court, or Two
 Chapter Thirteen: On the Lethal Art of Diplomacy
 Chapter Fourteen: A Friend in Need
 Chapter Fifteen: Love Is Not Enough
 Chapter Sixteen: The Sulky Silence of Teenage Boys
 Chapter Seventeen: A Drink with an Old Friend
 Chapter Eighteen: Unraveling Bonds
 Chapter Nineteen: Harder than Impossible
 Chapter Twenty: A Rich Prize
 Chapter Twenty-One: The Capacity of a Grub
 Chapter Twenty-Two: A Warm, Welcoming Fire
 Chapter Twenty-Three: The Squeamish Bandit
 Chapter Twenty-Four: The Perfect Reader
 
 DAY TWO
 
 Chapter Twenty-Five: At First Blush
 Chapter Twenty-Six: The Trouble with Dogs, of Both Varieties
 Chapter Twenty-Seven: Dead Weight
 Chapter Twenty-Eight: Into a Coil of Blue Vipers
 Chapter Twenty-Nine: Serpent and Charmer
 Chapter Thirty: The Arrow and the Ring
 Chapter Thirty-One: An Imperfect Heist
 Chapter Thirty-Two: First Job, Last Job
 Chapter Thirty-Three: The Flying Carriage
 Chapter Thirty-Four: Nothing Easy
 Chapter Thirty-Five: The Quiet Before Stormfast
 Chapter Thirty-Six: Into the Eye of Stormfast
 Chapter Thirty-Seven: Prelude to a Prize
 Chapter Thirty-Eight: Over a Barrel
 Chapter Thirty-Nine: A Slavering Beast
 Chapter Forty: An Admirable Ambush
 Maps
 Chapter Forty-One: Among the Eagles
 Chapter Forty-Two: Special Problems and Tactics
 Chapter Forty-Three: Old Friends, Old Raisins
 Chapter Forty-Four: Flight and Fire
 Chapter Forty-Five: An Empress and Her Equal
 Chapter Forty-Six: Lies and Loyalties
 Chapter Forty-Seven: No Longer Impossible
 Chapter Forty-Eight: The King in the West
 Chapter Forty-Nine: Walls That Magic Can’t Break
 Chapter Fifty: Man in Flight
 Chapter Fifty-One: The Climb
 Chapter Fifty-Two: Born to Fall
 Chapter Fifty-Three: Biggest Fish, Biggest Pond
 
 DAY THREE
 
 Chapter Fifty-Four: The Dumbest Thing I’ve Done
 Chapter Fifty-Five: Happy Landings, and Others
 Chapter Fifty-Six: The Time and Place for Honor
 Chapter Fifty-Seven: Off the Rocks
 Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Chat with an Ancient
 Chapter Fifty-Nine: Shepherds and Scholars
 Chapter Sixty: The Opposite of Helpful
 Chapter Sixty-One: The Black Wave
 Chapter Sixty-Two: An Unavoidable Spill
 Chapter Sixty-Three: Hierarchies of Loyalty
 Chapter Sixty-Four: Developing Subtlety
 Chapter Sixty-Five: A Soldier’s Attention
 Chapter Sixty-Six: The Easy Way
 Chapter Sixty-Seven: A Dark Performance
 Chapter Sixty-Eight: A Thousand Cuts
 Chapter Sixty-Nine: New Lies, Old Loves
 Chapter Seventy: A Killer Wardrobe
 Chapter Seventy-One: Scouting Paradise
 Chapter Seventy-Two: The Dagger and the Bed
 Chapter Seventy-Three: A Mad Queen’s Wrath
 Chapter Seventy-Four: A Shadow Caged
 Chapter Seventy-Five: The Mathematics of Murder
 Chapter Seventy-Six: Not a Good Man
 Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Gentleman Never Tells
 Chapter Seventy-Eight: Things You’d Never Do
 Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Way of Blood
 Chapter Eighty: A Handkerchief and Wine
 Chapter Eighty-One: The Impertinence of Old Flames
 Chapter Eighty-Two: The Wrong Guest of Honor
 Chapter Eighty-Three: Dido Discovers Diuretics
 Chapter Eighty-Four: Out of the Frying Pan… 
 Chapter Eighty-Five: … To the Backup Plan
 Chapter Eighty-Six: The Last Rule to Break
 Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Final Plan
 Chapter Eighty-Eight: Preparations
 Chapter Eighty-Nine: A Bang-up Beginning
 Chapter Ninety: When Your Boat Comes In
 Chapter Ninety-One: Not a Surprise
 Chapter Ninety-Two: An Amateur Pyrotechnician
 Chapter Ninety-Three: These Leaps Go Well
 Chapter Ninety-Four: To Stop a Scream
 Chapter Ninety-Five: The Eldest of Betrayers, Hope
 Chapter Ninety-Six: The Storm and the Calm
 Chapter Ninety-Seven: Long Live the Empress
 Chapter Ninety-Eight: Speak Friend
 Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Way Out
 Chapter One Hundred: A Cold Courage
 Chapter One Hundred One: Poisoned Wine
 
 JUDGMENT DAY
 
 Chapter One Hundred Two: A Self, Fragments
 Chapter One Hundred Three: The Politics of a Lifted Skirt
 Chapter One Hundred Four: The Impossible Price
 Chapter One Hundred Five: The Coin We Pay
 Chapter One Hundred Six: Slouching Toward Justice
 
 
 Acknowledgments
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