The Dragon Society (Obsidian Chronicles Book 2)

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NOTE: If you purchased this book, without a cover you should be aware that

Dedicated to my son,

this book is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the

Julian Samuel Goodwin Evans,

publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped book."

who has Been very patient with me

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE DRAGON SOCIETY

Copyright © 2001 by Lawrence Watt-Evans

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.

Edited by Jenna A. Felice

A Tor Book

Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC

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New York, NY 10010

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Tor® is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

ISBN 0-765-34054-2

EAN 978-0765-34054-2

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001041536

First edition: December 2001

Ftm mass market edition: March 2003

Printed in the United States of America

Book I:

Secrets

Chapter 1

Strangers at the Gate

Chapter 2

Homecoming

Chapter 3

An Unexpected Legacy

Chapter 4

Household Accounts

Chapter 5

Petty Concerns

Chapter 6

Lord Wither

Chapter 7

Taking Up Arms

Chapter 8

The Last of Lord Drisheen

Chapter 9

A Conversation with Lord Hardior

Chapter 10

In the Hal of the Dragon Society

Chapter 11

Preparations and Alarms

Chapter 12

Lord Hardior’s News

Chapter 13

For Want of a Nail

Chapter 14

Deathwatch

Chapter 15

Blood and Water

Chapter 16

A Funeral

Chapter 17

Wither at Home

Chapter 18

Lady Opal

Book II:

Revelations

Chapter 19

Summoned by the Dragon Society

Chapter 20

Accusations Made

Chapter 21

Secrets Revealed

Chapter 22

The Society Divided

Chapter 23

Crossed Swords

Chapter 24

The Duel Begins

Chapter 25

Bloodied Blades

Chapter 26

A New Vow

Chapter 27

The Dukes Favor

Chapter 28

Secrets Revealed Anew

Chapter 29

Lord Hardior’s Logic

Chapter 30

An Audience with the Duke of Manfort

Book III:

Consequences

Chapter 31

Discussions Before Departure

Chapter 32

Lady Rime’s Report

Chapter 33

On the Road to Deep Delving

Chapter 34

At the Mine

Chapter 35

A Deception Discovered

Chapter 36

The Price of Freedom

Chapter 37

The Bloody Bowl

Chapter 38

A Place of Refuge

Chapter 39

A Visit from Lady Opal

Chapter 40

A Visit with Lady Rime

Chapter 41

On the Nature of Slavery

Chapter 42

The Long End of Summer

Chapter 43

The Aritheians Return

Chapter 44

The Cleansing of the Blood

Chapter 45

The Dragon Enraged

Chapter 46

The Dragon’s Vengeance

Chapter 47

Bones and Ash

Chapter 48

Aftermath

Late one winter night, at an hour when all sensible folk were long abed, a man stood yawning atop the city wall beside the gates of Manfort, leaning against the gate tower and peering every so often into the darkness outside the city. He was wrapped in a thick coat and wore a broad-brimmed black felt hat, but still shivered with the cold, occasionally stamping his feet on the stone battlement.

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