What else had happened?
Standing, Titus said to his men, “Time to head back to Aracam. Let’s give the Thirty-Seventh back their deserter.” Then he leaned closer, his breath hot against Marcus’s ear. “And when they turn on you, I think you’ll be wishing I’d slit your throat instead.”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Gilded Serpent is easily the most challenging novel I’ve ever written, not only because of its length and complexity compared to my other books, but because holding the minds of four different point-of-view characters at once often threatened my own sanity! A huge thanks to Spencer and my daughters for putting up with me constantly in front of a computer screen, because work-life balance is something I’m a bit of a failure at. The biggest thank-you to my parents for the endless support of my writing and for listening to my endless chatter about my imaginary worlds, as well as all the childcare you provide. Thanks to my brother for never letting me take myself (or my work) too seriously. A huge thanks to my mother-in-law for taking care of my girls so I had time to write and for always being there for my family.
All the thanks to my editor, Melissa Frain, who went through this beast of a novel so many times and who loves these characters so much. To the team at Tor Teen, Lindsey, Rachel, Devi, Saraciea, and Isa (as well as all the others behind the scenes) thank you for your hard work getting this story into the hands of readers.
I’d be lost without my agent, Tamar Rydzinski, who supports my work in so many ways—thank you!
To my Turtles (you know who you are!), you are all huge inspirations and I appreciate the knowledge you’ve shared with me more than words can say! To my bff Elise Kova, knowing you have my back makes the hard days so much easier! To Amy, thank you for always pushing me to add more emotions to every page and for your love for these characters! To Shimrit, thank you for your help with timelines because we both know how bad I am at them! To Eileen, all the hugs for both your support and for sending me photos of your adorable baby to brighten my days.
And the hugest of thanks to the bookstagrammers, especially #teammarcus and #teamkillian, who fill my DMs with so much love and encouragement on a daily basis. You are my legion, and I’d be lost without you.
ALSO BY DANIELLE L. JENSEN
THE DARK SHORES SERIES
Tarnished Empire
Dark Shores
Dark Skies
THE MALEDICTION TRILOGY
Stolen Songbird
Hidden Huntress
Warrior Witch
The Broken Ones (prequel)
THE BRIDGE KINGDOM SERIES
The Bridge Kingdom
The Traitor Queen
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DANIELLE L. JENSEN is the USA Today bestselling author of the Malediction novels: Stolen Songbird, Hidden Huntress, Warrior Witch, and The Broken Ones, as well as the series The Bridge Kingdom. She lives with her family in Calgary, Alberta.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Maps
1. Teriana
2. Killian
3. Marcus
4. Lydia
5. Teriana
6. Lydia
7. Killian
8. Marcus
9. Teriana
10. Marcus
11. Teriana
12. Marcus
13. Teriana
14. Lydia
15. Marcus
16. Lydia
17. Marcus
18. Teriana
19. Lydia
20. Marcus
21. Teriana
22. Marcus
23. Teriana
24. Lydia
25. Marcus
26. Teriana
27. Killian
28. Teriana
29. Killian
30. Marcus
31. Killian
32. Teriana
33. Marcus
34. Lydia
35. Teriana
36. Marcus
37. Teriana
38. Marcus
39. Killian
40. Teriana
41. Lydia
42. Marcus
43. Lydia
44. Killian
45. Teriana
46. Marcus
47. Killian
48. Lydia
49. Killian
50. Teriana
51. Marcus
52. Teriana
53. Lydia
54. Killian
55. Lydia
56. Killian
57. Lydia
58. Killian
59. Lydia
60. Marcus
61. Killian
62. Marcus
63. Teriana
64. Marcus
65. Teriana
66. Marcus
67. Teriana
68. Lydia
69. Marcus
70. Killian
71. Teriana
72. Lydia
73. Teriana
74. Killian
75. Lydia
76. Killian
77. Lydia
78. Teriana
79. Killian
80. Marcus
81. Killian
82. Lydia
83. Killian
84. Lydia
85. Killian
86. Lydia
87. Teriana
88. Lydia
89. Marcus
90. Killian
91. Teriana
92. Marcus
93. Teriana
94. Marcus
95. Teriana
96. Killian
97. Lydia
98. Marcus
99. Teriana
100. Marcus
101. Teriana
102. Marcus
103. Teriana
104. Killian
105. Marcus
106. Lydia
107. Teriana
108. Lydia
109. Marcus
110. Killian
111. Marcus
112. Killian
113. Marcus
Acknowledgments
Also by Danielle L. Jensen
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
GILDED SERPENT
Copyright © 2021 by Danielle L. Jensen
All rights reserved.
Cover art by Billelis
Maps by Jennifer Hanover
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