The Way of the Black Beast (37 page)
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Authors: Stuart Jaffe
Tags: #tattoos, #magic, #survival, #sword, #blues, #apocalypse, #sorcerer
Malja and her companions face a self-made ruler obsessed with taming the destructive magical energies pulsing from a place known as the Library.
But magic this powerful can do more than destroy. It can unlock a path toward the desires Malja buries in her heart. Desires that may tear her from those she cares for the most.
Acknowledgments
If you've ever read an acknowledgements page, then you know that a lot of people help out an author in the creation of a book, many times without them even knowing it. Here are some of the people that helped make Malja's story come to fruition: Jeff Dekal, Stephen and Amy Ball, Garrett Place, Rich Sigfrit, and Tee Morris; McKenna Donovan, an excellent editor; the Magical Words team -- David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Edmund R. Schubert, and A. J. Hartley; and of course, my wife and son. But most of all, I couldn't write this without having people like you to read it. Thank you.
About the Author
Stuart Jaffe is the author of
The Malja Chronicles
, a post-apocalyptic fantasy series, as well as the short story collection,
10 Bits of My Brain
. Numerous other short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He is the co-host of
The Eclectic Review
-- a podcast about science, art, and well, everything. For those who keep count, the latest animal listing is as follows: five cats, one albino corn snake, one Brazilian black tarantula, three aquatic turtles, one tortoise, assorted fish, two lop-eared rabbits, seven chickens, and a horse. Thankfully, the chickens and the horse do not live inside the house.
Stuart can be easily found online at these sites:
Copyright Notice
The Way of the Black Beast
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
THE WAY OF THE BLACK BEAST
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2011 by Stuart Jaffe
Cover art by Jeff Dekal
ISBN-13: 978-1466321847
ISBN-10: 1466321849
First Edition: September, 2011
Second Edition: September, 2013
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