Thanks to my family, always ready with a hug or wiseass comment. Usually both.
My editor Miriam Weinberg went above and beyond with this book, pushing me and trusting me beyond all reason. I’m forever delighted to have your wit, talent, and passion in my life and work.
Also thanks to everyone at Tor who has been welcoming and worked tirelessly for me, especially Anita Okoye, Melanie Sanders, and Lauren Hougen, and Irene Gallo and the design team for this powerful package. I submitted the first novel I ever finished to Tor, back when I was still in high school, and was thankfully rejected. But it’s a dream come true to see that logo on the spine of a book I wrote.
Eternal gratitude to my agent, Laura Rennert, who has never given up on me, and all of Andrea Brown Literary Agency for such abundant support even during this dark time line.
And thanks to my wife, Natalie C. Parker. It’s the first time I can legally call you that in published acknowledgments, though you’ve been at the heart of them all.
About the Author
TESSA GRATTON is the author of the Blood Journals duology, the Gods of New Asgard series, and two books on writing fantasy for teen writers. She currently works for Serial Box Publishing as a lead writer on Tremontaine. She’s lived all over the world before returning to her prairie roots in Kansas with her wife. The Queens of Innis Lear is her debut adult fantasy novel. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Part One
The Fox
Elia
Regan
Gaela
The Fox
Elia
Aefa
Gaela
Mars
Elia
Regan
Elia
The Fox
Aefa
Elia
The Fox
Elia
The Fox
Part Two
Elia
Gaela
The Fox
Elia
Aefa
Morimaros
Gaela
The Fox
Elia
Regan
The Fox
Gaela
Elia
Part Three
The Fox
Morimaros
The Fox
Elia
Gaela
Regan
Elia
The Fox
Part Four
Elia
The Fox
Elia
Regan
The Fox
Elia
The Fox
Regan
Elia
The Fox
Gaela
Aefa
The Fox
Elia
Part Five
Rory
The Fox
Elia
Aefa
Morimaros
Gaela
Elia
The Fox
Morimaros
Aefa
Regan
Gaela
Elia
The Fox
Regan
Elia
Acknowledgments
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.
THE QUEENS OF INNIS LEAR
Copyright © 2018 by Tessa Gratton
All rights reserved.
Edited by Miriam Weinberg
Cover art by Larry Rostant
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First Edition: March 2018
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