The Seventh Age: Dawn

by Rick Heinz

  Regardless of your reading style or how this book came into your hands, I want to extend my thanks to you and offer a bit of social media fun. If you feel so inclined, hit me up on Twitter @CrankyBolt and share with me your thoughts, the music you listened to, and what you are looking forward to in the sequel.

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  My acknowledgments for this book start with the giant flaming ball of life that hangs in the sky while we hurtle around it. The sun. My aversion to this heat source is what started my drive to tell stories and play games with friends from a very young age. It inspired many other people to do the same, and together, over the years, some of us in the Chicagoland area banded together to create a universe in our imaginations.

  I want to thank every one of you who played in, brought art and inspiration for, and continue to expand the setting. From the dedicated players all the way to the ones who would poke their heads in to witness our madness. Thank you. If you had never sat through my countless hours of storytelling, I never would have had the dedication to write a book like this.

  The one creature who does not get an acknowledgment is the spider. Screw spiders and the alien ship they crashed in before starting an invasive conquest of our planet.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Photo © 2016 Michelle Heinz

  Richard Heinz’s inspiration for The Seventh Age: Dawn traces back to his history as an electrician and especially to his love of crawling through the hidden underbelly of a city to uncover its secret wonders—not to mention countless caffeine-driven hours spent playing Diablo. The Seventh Age: Dawn is Rick’s first book, as well as book one in the sprawling urban fantasy epic the Seventh Age series.

  You can follow Rick on Twitter @CrankyBolt or go to www.Seventh-Age.com to uncover more about the world of the Seventh Age.

  LIST OF PATRONS

  This book was made possible in part by the following grand patrons who preordered the book on inkshares.com. Thank you.

  Adam Candee

  Adam Zoelick

  Ashley Witter

  Bob Heinz

  Brandice O’Donnel & M. K. Watts

  Brian Cable

  Carl Durnavich

  Cheryl Nabors

  Chris Knuth

  Chris Piecha

  Crystal O’Donnell

  Don Pecina

  Dustin Majewski

  Eric Schulke

  Erica Irene

  Fransz J. Murphy Holtrop

  Gabriel De Angelo

  James Mosingo

  Jason D. O’Brien

  Jason “Synthas” Peercy

  Jaysin Schoebe

  Jerud Colbert

  Jessica Van Camp

  Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu

  J.F. Dubeau

  Jim Heinz

  John Cunningham

  John M. Christy

  Joseph Asphahani

  Justin Solarski

  Karen Hess

  Keith Kuchaes

  Kevin Caroll

  Lisa Hall

  Louis Mazza

  Manny Popoca

  Mary Mapp

  Mary Melchiori

  Matt Harrison

  Michael A. Falco

  Michelle Heinz

  Mike Zavislak

  Moose Oudoka

  Pat McCandrews

  Paul E. Reynolds III

  Peter Hartman

  Phyllis Wiencek

  Raghav Mangrola

  Saulius Bertulis

  Sheri Corcoran Jay

  Timothy R Harrison

  TJ Roberts

  Tony Durnavich

  TPK Gaming

  Tyler Reid

  Vince Frank

  Hans Shinn

  Zachary Tyler Linville

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