Hymn
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With Gratitude,
Ken Scholes
Saint Helens, OR
May 30, 2017
TOR BOOKS BY KEN SCHOLES
Lamentation
Canticle
Antiphon
Requiem
Hymn
About the Author
Ken Scholes is the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of five novels and more than fifty short stories. His work has appeared in print since 2000.
Ken’s eclectic background includes time spent as a label-gun repairman, a sailor who never sailed, a soldier who commanded a desk, a fundamentalist preacher (he got better), a nonprofit executive, a musician, and a government procurement analyst. He has a degree in history from Western Washington University.
Ken is a native of the Pacific Northwest and makes his home in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he lives with his twin daughters. You can learn more about Ken by visiting www.kenscholes.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Map
Prelude
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Postlude
Acknowledgments
Tor Books by Ken Scholes
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
HYMN
Copyright © 2017 by Kenneth G. Scholes
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Cover art by Chris McGrath
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First Edition: December 2017