Wicked As You Wish

by Rin Chupeco

  And as always, all the love to my agent Rebecca Podos, who has always believed in the ridiculous ideas I come up with, and who appreciates the unusual and the peculiar as much as I do.

  Parker Sera, Stephanie Ripley, Nicole DeSilvey, Sophie de Coningh, Sara Simpkins, Jackie Amaya, and Rose Whitt—you guys have helped this book evolve more than you all can ever know. One of these days we’ll have a senior year reunion, I swear.

  For my cousin, Keisha Lao, who read one of the very earliest versions of this book and said her favorite characters were the pigeons. Well, the pigeons have been cut out of the book, and it’s a completely different story from the one I gave you, but thank you for being one of its very first cheerleaders!

  And of course, all my love to Les, who has been there from the very beginning, who’s weathered through my writing funks and listlessness and odd ramblings, who still hasn’t read any of my books, yet somehow remains an excellent sounding board to bounce ideas off from—even when he doesn’t understand what I’m going on about.

  Thank you to every reader who’s bought my books, cried over the endings (I’m sorry and yet not sorry about The Shadowglass), took the time to meet me on tours and signings and panels, and traveled this journey with me. I could not have done this without you all.

  And, as always, I would like to thank a celebrity I admire who is not very likely to read this book, hence my impudence. For this story, that dubious honor goes to Rory McCann, who absolutely inspired Kay. May the drinks in Glasgow always flow for you, dude.

  About the Author

  Rin Chupeco wrote obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and did many other terrible things before becoming an author. She now writes about ghosts and fairy tales and is the author of The Girl from the Well, The Suffering, and the Bone Witch Trilogy. Rin lives in the Philippines with her family. Visit her online at rinchupeco.com.

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