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      Scions

      Books by James Wolanyk

      The Scribe Cycle

      Scribes

      Schisms

      Scions

      Scions

      The Scribe Cycle

      James Wolanyk

      REBEL BASE BOOKS

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

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      Copyright

      Rebel Base Books are published by

      Kensington Publishing Corp. 119 West 40th Street New York, NY 10018

      Copyright © 2018 by James Wolanyk

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      First Electronic Edition: April 2019

      eISBN-13: 978-1-63573-022-7

      eISBN-10: 1-63573-022-8

      First Print Edition: April 2019

      ISBN-13: 978-1-63573-025-8

      ISBN-10: 1-63573-025-2

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

       Scions

       Books by James Wolanyk

       Scions

       Copyright

       Contents

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Meet the Author

       Scribes

      Schisms

      Dedication

      For Mara.

      Acknowledgments

      Had this section not been properly tamed and trimmed, a thousand names could’ve ended up here. So many wonderful people have put their time, energy, and faith (which is perhaps the most essential element of all) into creating this series. I’ll now attempt, and likely fail, to name the most crucial parties in the aforementioned process: my family and friends, my incredible mentor Andre Dubus III, my writing buddy David Moloney, my amazing agent Lindsay Mealing, my rock-solid editor James Abbate, and the universe itself for imbuing every moment with a sense of hope and progress. This series is my message to humanity, but it is also the culmination of childhood dreams, battles with Star Wars action figures, long nights serving as a D&D game master, and weekend trips to comic book stores and conventions, all of which would not have been possible without an incredible mother and father. It is living proof that anything (and any wish upon a star) is possible through determination and the kindness of others.

      Chapter 1

      Anna heard the old steward long before his lantern’s chalky orange bloom appeared. She’d first sensed his presence from the whine of an oak door farther down the slope, its staccato creaks cutting through the hush of the predawn drizzle, the twisting wail of mountain winds. She waited in stillness by the open shutters, watching the fog


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