The Way of the Black Beast

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by Stuart Jaffe


  "But—"

  "Tommy and I can take care of them. And I need you to keep the innocent out of harm's way."

  "So this is the grand mission now? Clean up the country?"

  Malja shrugged. "My fathers were Jarik and Callib. Tommy has part of Barris Mont inside him. You were a warlord."

  "I wasn't any good at it."

  "And I ... I was consumed by hatred. We're responsible for a lot of this mess. Fixing it seems like the right thing to do."

  Fawbry looked to the bartender. "Well, can I at least get a free drink for saving your life?" The bartender passed out. Fawbry shrugged, reached for a mug, and poured himself a drink. "I suppose this'll work well. Better than your myopic revenge thing."

  "Much better," Malja said as she wiped Viper's blade. "The Black Beast is dead. Now, I'm the law."

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  Acknowledgments

  If you've ever read an acknowledgements page, then you know that a lot of people help out an author in the creation of a book, many times without them even knowing it. Here are some of the people that helped make Malja's story come to fruition: Jeff Dekal, Stephen and Amy Ball, Garrett Place, Rich Sigfrit, and Tee Morris; McKenna Donovan, an excellent editor; the Magical Words team -- David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Edmund R. Schubert, and A. J. Hartley; and of course, my wife and son. But most of all, I couldn't write this without having people like you to read it. Thank you.

  About the Author

  Stuart Jaffe is the author of The Malja Chronicles, a post-apocalyptic fantasy series, as well as the short story collection, 10 Bits of My Brain. Numerous other short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He is the co-host of The Eclectic Review -- a podcast about science, art, and well, everything. For those who keep count, the latest animal listing is as follows: five cats, one albino corn snake, one Brazilian black tarantula, three aquatic turtles, one tortoise, assorted fish, two lop-eared rabbits, seven chickens, and a horse. Thankfully, the chickens and the horse do not live inside the house.

  Stuart can be easily found online at these sites:

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  Copyright Notice

  The Way of the Black Beast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  THE WAY OF THE BLACK BEAST

  All rights reserved.

  Copyright © 2011 by Stuart Jaffe

  Cover art by Jeff Dekal

  ISBN-13: 978-1466321847

  ISBN-10: 1466321849

  First Edition: September, 2011

  Second Edition: September, 2013

  Table of Contents

  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

  Chapter 27

 

 

 


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