Halton Cray (Shadows of the World Book 1) (42 page)

Thank
you for purchasing this book. I hope you enjoyed it and that you look forward
to the next instalment. Word-of-mouth is crucial for any author to succeed. If
you did enjoy this book, please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Even if
it’s just a sentence or two. It would make all the difference and would be very
much appreciated:
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If you
would like to keep up with the latest news/release dates for the Shadows of the
World series, you can email me at
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With special thanks to my fiancé, Antony, who has been a pillar of
support: for his listening skills, editorial talents and valuable critique.
Thank you to Sharon, Tanya and Ashleigh for reading early drafts and giving
that initial feedback. Thank you to Sharon for rereading and critiquing further
drafts. With especial thanks to Sara for her rare and invaluable integrity, and
willingness to say
no
! …And to everyone who’s encouraged me along the
way with little words of wisdom, such as, ‘Please stop talking about it, and
just write it!’ and ‘Where’s this mysterious book of yours?’

Thank you to The Society of Authors, on behalf of the Bernard Shaw Estate.

Thank you to Charlotte Brontё, for bringing such an excellent thing
as Jane Eyre into the world.

Extracts of William Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet
, and John Dryden
and Nathaniel Lee’s
Oedipus
,
used in chapter 29 (Mortality).

All other uncited quotations written by the author for effect.

N.B. Roberts is the author
of Halton Cray, the first book to the Shadows of the World series.

Born and raised in Kent,
United Kingdom, Nicola resides there with her fiancé and their daughter, with
whom she enjoys dancing and singing. Nicola also enjoys reading, painting,
travelling, pyjama days and chocolate (especially pyjama days
with
chocolate).