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The Mischief of Rats - Excerpt

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In a city one hundred storeys high, mercenary general Shard Harken must start a revolution to save his kidnapped children. 

He will need all his battlefield experience, and the help of a handful 
of allies, to overcome the deadly obstacles in his way. While Harken 
makes his way higher and higher, his enemies gather their strength for 
objectives of their own, little knowing that the fate of the world 
itself might hinge on the people below them.

I hope you enjoy this excerpt. I'm uploading the first four chapters here, and if they whet your appetite, the whole book is available now as a paperback and an e-book from all the usual distributors.All Rights Reserved

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