Stormblood

the way. I couldn’t ask for two kinder, more compassionate and understanding people to have as parents. You’re an endless source of knowledge and inspiration to me, and I’d be the shadow of the man I am if it wasn’t for you two. Thank you for everything, and a little bit extra.
Thanks, too, to my little sister, Rebekah, being my companion and friend, and always being there to listen to me. I’m lucky to have a sister like you. Here’s to many more nights of binge-watching Netflix and arguing the finer points of Marvel films (also, it’s your turn to walk the dog).
And thanks to you, dear reader, for going on this crazy little adventure across the galaxy with me. It certainly won’t be the last.

Credits
Jeremy Szal and Gollancz would like to thank everyone at Orion who worked on the publication of Stormblood in the UK.
Editorial
Gillian Redfearn
Brendan Durkin
Copy editor
Abigail Nathan
Audio
Paul Stark
Amber Bates
Contracts
Anne Goddard
Paul Bulos
Jake Alderson
Design
Lucie Stericker
Joanna Ridley
Nick May
Editorial Management
Charlie Panayiotou
Jane Hughes
Alice Davis
Finance
Jennifer Muchan
Jasdip Nandra
Afeera Ahmed
Elizabeth Beaumont
Sue Baker
Marketing
Tom Noble
Production
Paul Hussey
Publicity
Will O’Mullane
Sales
Laura Fletcher
Esther Waters
Victoria Laws
Hermione Ireland
Ellie Kyrke-Smith
Frances Doyle
Georgina Cutler
Operations
Jo Jacobs
Sharon Willis
Lisa Pryde
Lucy Brem


Copyright
First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Gollancz
an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd
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An Hachette UK Company
This eBook first published in 2020 by Gollancz.
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Copyright © Jeremy Szal 2020
The moral right of Jeremy Szal to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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ISBN (eBook) 978 1 473 22744 6
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