Shadows at Stonewylde (59 page)
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Authors: Kit Berry
And then the message began as Harold gaped in absolute horror at the screen, his vision for Stonewylde’s future in ruins. Slowly growing out of the dark red, one huge black word appeared. It flashed on and off, on and off, almost mesmeric in its intensity, followed by another word and a message:
MALUS
MAGUS
MALUS
I am here
amongst
you
Acknowledgements
M
y thanks go to:
My son George (for persuading me that Stonewylde couldn’t end at the third book), my other sons Oliver and William and my foster daughter Kirsty – I’m the luckiest mother to have you four behind me.
My fabulous literary agent Piers Russell-Cobb of MediaFund.
Gillian Redfearn, my talented editor at Gollancz.
Jen, Nina, Charlie and all the team at Gollancz and Orion.
My sister Kim for your fantastic help with publicity.
My sister Claire of Helixtree and Rob Walster of Big Blu Design for the beautiful Stonewylde logo.
All my lovely family, close and extended, for your support and enthusiasm.
My friends and ex-colleagues in Dorset – for your encouragement right from the very beginning.
The Stonewylde readers, and especially those in my online community – I can’t thank you all enough. You’ve bought my books, spread the word, travelled to meet me, rooted for me, praised and encouraged me. You’ve made Stonewylde successful and I really hope you all enjoy this fourth book – you’ve waited long enough!
Mr B, my wonderful husband. I saw the crescent but you saw the whole of the moon; I’d have faltered long ago without your faith in me. Thank you xxx
Moondance of Stonewylde
Solstice at Stonewylde
Shadows at Stonewylde
Copyright
A Gollancz eBook
Copyright © Kit Berry 2011
All rights reserved.
The right of Kit Berry to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
First published in Great Britain in 2011 by
Gollancz
The Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Orion House
5 Upper Saint Martin’s Lane
London, WC2H 9EA
An Hachette UK Company
This eBook first published in 2011 by Gollancz.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978 0 575 09892 3
All characters and events in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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