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Broken

Quill

The
Reminiscent Exile: Book Two

 

Joe Ducie

 

 

 

Copyright © 2013 Joe Ducie

 

All rights reserved.

 

All rights reserved. No part of this
book may be reproduced or

transmitted in any form, or by any
means, electronic or mechanical,

including photocopying, recording or
by any information storage and

retrieval system, without prior
permission in writing from the publisher.

One chapter or ten percent of this
book, whichever is greater, may be

photocopied by any educational
institution for its educational purposes.

All characters in this book are
fictitious. Any references to real people or real locales are used
fictitiously.

 

Cedar Sky Publishing was founded in
Perth, Western Australia.

This book also available as paperback.

 

Written by Joe Ducie:
www.joeducie.net

Cover artwork by Vincent Chong:
www.vincentchong-art.co.uk

 

 

For MUM and DAD

 

Contents

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
. 7

 

THE FIRST ACT
.. 8

 

Chapter One
. 9

I Don’t Like Mondays
. 9

 

Chapter Two
. 14

Cider Friday
. 14

 

Chapter Three
. 24

First Blood
. 24

 

Chapter Four
31

Ain’t She Peachy Keen
. 31

 

Chapter Five
. 40

Emissary
. 40

 

Chapter Six
. 49

Only Road I’ve Ever Been Down
. 49

 

Chapter Seven
. 57

Downtown Clown
. 57

 

Chapter Eight
60

Spins Madly On
. 60

 

Chapter Nine
. 70

Surly McSorley
. 70

 

Chapter Ten
. 79

The Atlas Lexicon
. 79

 

THE SECOND ACT
.. 86

 

Chapter Eleven
. 87

Dream a Little Dream
.. 87

 

Chapter Twelve
. 94

A Most Peculiar Way
. 94

 

Chapter Thirteen
. 100

The Nowhere Bar
100

 

Chapter Fourteen
. 105

Meadow Gate
. 105

 

Chapter Fifteen
. 111

The Reminiscent Exile
. 111

 

Chapter Sixteen
. 117

Midweek Mishaps
. 117

 

Chapter Seventeen
. 122

And the World Goes Blind
.
122

 

Chapter Eighteen
. 125

Part of the Wave
. 125

 

Chapter Nineteen
. 130

Old London Town
. 130

 

Chapter Twenty
. 136

Sundown Brother
136

 

Chapter Twenty-One
. 141

The Infernal Academy
. 141

 

Chapter Twenty-Two
. 153

Sirens of Decay
. 153

 

Chapter Twenty-Three
. 156

A Canvas of Stone
. 156

 

Chapter Twenty-Four
160

The Age of Judgment Day
. 160

 

THE THIRD ACT
.. 165

 

Chapter Twenty-Five
. 166

And the Sky Did Fall
166

 

Chapter Twenty-Six
. 175

Murder City
. 175

 

Chapter Twenty-Seven
. 180

No More Laughter
180

 

Chapter Twenty-Eight
186

Please, Remember Me
. 186

 

Chapter Twenty-Nine
. 188

Scotch o’Clock
. 188

 

Chapter Thirty
. 191

Baby, I’ve Been Here Before
. 191

 
 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

 

I don’t
think writing stories ever gets easier, just more complex. To that end, I’d
like to acknowledge the following people who helped this story avoid such
tangled skipping reels of rhyme.

To Finola
Richardson – for your kind words and watchful eye on these pages. However hard
I try to make it happen, you stop Declan from descending too far into drunken
debauchery.

To Andrew
Ireland & Pete Sturdy – steak night, gentlemen?

To Imogen
Rice – a splash of color on the early chapters and the whole tale seems brighter.

To Elisha
Rooney – suave sons of bitches aside, I would do well to heed your wonderful
words.

To Michael
Dunn – let’s just say it was on purpose.

To Scott
Eadie – enjoy the grind, bro.

To the good
people at Red Adept, for their editing, proofing, and general polishing of this
silly old story.

 

Broken

Quill

The
Reminiscent Exile: Book Two

 

Joe Ducie

 

THE FIRST ACT

 

No direction home

 

… the world is rudderless.

~Alan Moore

 

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