The Fallen 4
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So, though Jay was my dad’s kid and, therefore, not actually Pete’s blood, Pete had taken him in too, and I’d gained the brother I’d always wanted. Don’t get me wrong. Pete was pretty much useless. But he had saved Jay from a life without family, and he’d given me a family in the process.
I placed Jay’s picture on the table, then headed for the shower to wash the scent of Mickey’s fried chicken out of my hair. I’d barely settled in to study when the sound of Pete’s truck brought me to my bedroom window.
Pete stood in the driveway, takeout bag in one hand, six-pack in the other. He looked out over the moonlit cornfields that bordered our land. His shoulders were back, his chin was up, and though I couldn’t see his face, I knew his gaze swept those fields.
I frowned. It was so unlike Pete, who invariably stumbled when he arrived home this late. I quickly scanned the cornfield. There was nothing there. Yet Pete remained fixated on the horizon. I remembered the light and the shadow in front of Rowe.
“Maybe we’re both cracking up,” I said to myself. But I wondered if I wasn’t the only one to have seen something strange that night.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI is the author of more than two dozen novels for adults, teens, and children. His books for teens include Legacy, Sleeper Code, Sleeper Agenda, and Force Majeure, as well as the series The Brimstone Network.
As a comic book writer, Sniegoski’s work includes Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails, a prequel miniseries to the international hit Bone. Sniegoski collaborated with Bone creator Jeff Smith on the project, making him the only writer Smith has ever asked to work on those characters.
Sniegoski was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife, LeeAnne, and their French bulldog, Kirby. Visit him on the Web at www.sniegoski.com.
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THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI
THE FALLEN 1
THE FALLEN AND LEVIATHAN
THE FALLEN 2
AERIE AND RECKONING
THE FALLEN 3
END OF DAYS
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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sniegoski, Tom.
Forsaken / Thomas E. Sniegoski. — 1st Simon Pulse pbk. ed. p. cm. — (The fallen ; 4)
Summary: As the war between Heaven and Hell rages on, half angel and half human Aaron and the other Nephilim are determined to protect humanity, but when casualties mount around them, Aaron and his beloved Vilma’s loyalty and faith will be tested.
ISBN 978-1-4424-4699-1
[1. Angels—Fiction. 2. Good and evil—Fiction. 3. Love—Fiction. 4. Supernatural—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.S68033Fo 2012
[Fic]—dc23
2012012489
ISBN 978-1-4424-4700-4 (eBook)