Warlord: An Alex Hawke Novel

by Ted Bell

  Hawke’s heart caught in his throat. His eyes were brimming with more tears he fought hard not to spill.

  “Thank you—thank you, Stefan, that’s all—all I can say. If I might borrow your cheery red parka, I would like to go for a very, very long walk in your beautiful Alps.”

  So saying, Hawke strode to the door, grabbed Halter’s parka from the rack, and stepped outside into the howling wind and whirling snow without another word.

  What was there left to say, really?

  About the Author

  TED BELL is the former chairman of the board and worldwide creative director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hawke, Assassin, Pirate, Spy, and Tsar, as well as Nick of Time and The Time Pirate, in his series of YA adventure novels. He lives in Florida and Colorado.

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  ALSO BY TED BELL

  Tsar

  Spy

  Pirate

  Assassin

  Hawke

  The Time Pirate

  Nick of Time

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

  WARLORD. Copyright © 2010 by Theodore A. Bell.

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  FIRST EDITION

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Bell, Ted.

  Warlord: an Alex Hawke novel / Ted Bell.—1st ed.

  p. cm.

  ISBN 978-0-06-185929-8 (hardcover)

  1. Hawke, Alex (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Intelligence officers—Fiction. 3. Royal houses—Great Britain—Fiction. 4. Attempted assassination—Fiction. I. Title.

  PS3602.E6455W37 2010

  813’.6—dc22

  2010011926

  EPub Edition © August 2010 ISBN: 9780062016836

  Jacket design by Shasti O’Leary Doudant

  Jacket illustration by Richard L. Aquan

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