Contents
264 Words
The Ancient Gate
Author’s Note
Prologue
I. Desa
1. Endings
2. The Very Fine Investigative Techniques of Kalia Troval
3. In Desperate Need of a Translator
4. To Set Our Sky on Fire
5. Why Is It Always Me?
6. The Road Already Taken
7. Foolish Risks
Interlude 1
II. Anna
8. Fame and Its Disastrous Consequences
9. Nagging Mothers: a Comprehensive Guide to Surviving Maternal Displeasure
10. You Were Waiting for It
11. How to Make Friends through Aeronautics
12. Coping with Adversity in Unfamiliar Settings
13. Slashing Through Red Tape Like a Pro
14. Hashtag, “Not All Overseers:” Confronting Prejudice in the Digital Age
Interlude 2
III. Jack
15. Unbroken Vigil
16. Jerkass Gods
17. Space Battle
A Pillar Of Light
Author’s Note
Prologue
I. Where’s Tommy?
1. Creepy Cave
2. Overshadowed by Awesome
3. Escalating Brawl
4. After These Messages…
5. …We’ll Be Right Back
6. Toppled Statue
Interlude 1
II. The g**g’s All Here
7. Things that Make You Go Boom
8. She Ain’t Coming
9. The Science of Magic
10. Plans
11. The Last Night
12. Operation Distractification
13. The Way In
14. The Way Out
Interlude 2
III. To Make the Stars Weep
15. Now, What We’ve Got Here Is…
16. Looking Death in the Eye
17. Twelve-Dimensional Calculus
18. The Obligatory Climactic Trope
19. Horde Mode
20. It’s Never Too Late for Redemption
21. All Debts Eventually Come Due
22. Meet the New World…
23. Small Mercies
24. Beginnings
Epilogue
Coming Soon:
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
About the Author
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