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→Riverdale, NY 10471

→www.baen.com

→ISBN 10: 1-4165-2088-0

→ISBN 13: 978-1-4165-2088-7

→ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2088-7

→ISBN-10: 1-4165-2088-0

→PR6063.I34T488 2006

→823'.92—dc22

→2006021126

→Printed in the United States of America

→First printing, October 2006

→Cover art by Tom Kidd

→Martin Scott

→Thraxas Under Siege

→Martin Scott

→by

→Thraxas Under Siege

→My bedroom is still full of Sorcerers. They've been cloistered in there for hours. I slip into my office, pick up both my magic warm cloaks, and hand one to Makri. We hurry down the outside steps then stride along Quintessence Street, which is cold and deserted. The oil lamps at the corners cast a feeble light, barely sufficient to navigate by. I speak a small word of power to light up my illuminated staff.

→"It's all starting to sound simple. We'll be heroes."

→"No," admits Makri. "None at all really. But I might think of something. If we find it I can pay for the university. If we find the Ocean Storm too we can save the city."