StarCraft II: Devils' Due

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STARCRAFT®

HEAVEN’S DEVILS

by William C. Dietz

I, MENGSK

by Graham McNeill

THE DARK TEMPLAR SAGA:

BOOK ONE—FIRSTBORN

by Christie Golden

THE DARK TEMPLAR SAGA:

BOOK TWO—SHADOW HUNTERS

by Christie Golden

THE DARK TEMPLAR SAGA:

BOOK THREE—TWILIGHT

by Christie Golden

GHOST™—NOVA

by Keith R. A. DeCandido

QUEEN OF BLADES

by Aaron Rosenberg

LIBERTY’S CRUSADE

by Jeff Grubb

SHADOW OF THE XEL’NAGA

by Gabriel Mesta

SPEED OF DARKNESS

by Tracy Hickman

WORLD OF WARCRAFT®

THE SHATTERING: PRELUDE

TO CATACLYSM

by Christie Golden

STORMRAGE

by Richard A. Knaak

ARTHAS: RISE OF THE LICH KING

by Christie Golden

NIGHT OF THE DRAGON

by Richard A. Knaak

BEYOND THE DARK PORTAL

by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden

TIDES OF DARKNESS

by Aaron Rosenberg

RISE OF THE HORDEM

by Christie Golden

CYCLE OF HATRED

by Keith R. A. DeCandido

WAR OF THE ANCIENTS:

BOOK ONE—THE WELL OF

ETERNITY

by Richard A. Knaak

WAR OF THE ANCIENTS:

BOOK TWO—THE DEMON

SOUL

by Richard A. Knaak

WAR OF THE ANCIENTS: BOOK

THREE—THE SUNDERING

by Richard A. Knaak

DAY OF THE DRAGON

by Richard A. Knaak

LORD OF THE CLANS

by Christie Golden

THE LAST GUARDIAN

by Jeff Grubb

DIABLO®

THE SIN WAR: BOOK ONE—

BIRTHRIGHT

by Richard A. Knaak

THE SIN WAR: BOOK TWO—

SCALES OF THE SERPENT

by Richard A. Knaak

THE SIN WAR: BOOK THREE—

THE VEILED PROPHET

by Richard A. Knaak

MOON OF THE SPIDER

by Richard A. Knaak

THE KINGDOM OF SHADOW

by Richard A. Knaak

THE BLACK ROAD

by Mel Odom

LEGACY OF BLOOD

by Richard A. Knaak

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characters, places, and incidents either are products

of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any

resemblance to actual events or locales or persons,

living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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This book is dedicated to the legions of

StarCraft fans, who waited so long and so patiently. I

must also thank the wonderful folks at Blizzard with

whom it is always a privilege to interact, to my former

editor Jamie Cerota Costas, and my current editor

Ed Schlesinger. You are all fantastic! I look forward

to many more projects.

And finally, it’s dedicated to “Butch and

Sundance,” Paul Newman and Robert Redford,

whose cheerful presences helped guide its writing. A

special nod of thanks to Paul Newman, who led a life

that serves as an inspiration: a life dedicated to his

craft and to helping others. Thanks, Butch. We miss

you.

Content

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

BADLANDS, NEW SYDNEY

2494

The sun was a merciless yel ow eye glaring down

at a landscape of rock, hard-baked Earth, the

hardiest of scrub brushes and the most stubborn of

life-forms. There was not a single cloud in the fiercely

blue sky to mitigate the intensity of its gaze, and the

promise of relief in the form of nightfal was many

hours away.

Movement cut through this barren desert; silvery

and sleek, it looked almost like water flowing through

a val ey, but it was nothing so natural or pleasant. The

swol en sun’s rays glinted harshly on the metal ic train

as it twined, snake-like, soaring through the badlands