The Kings and Queens of Roam: A Novel (33 page)

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2013 by Daniel Wallace

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wallace, Daniel, 1959-
The kings and queens of roam / Daniel Wallace.
p. cm.
“A Touchstone book.”
1. Sisters—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3573.A4256348K56 2013
813’.54—dc23
2012027400

ISBN 978-1-4767-0397-8
ISBN 978-1-4767-0399-2 (ebook)

CONTENTS

Part I

The Girls

Roam: A Short History, Part I

Ghosts, Part I

Roam: A Short History, Part II

Ghosts, Part II

Yard Sale

Roam: A Short History, Part III

Jonas, Part I

The Quiet

The Lumberjack and His dog, Part I

The Lumberjack and His dog, Part II

Jonas, Part II

Jonas, Part III

A Hundred Silent Wings

A Praying Woman

The Lumberjack and His dog, Part III

Jonas, Part IV

The Search

Part II

Markus

Roam: A Short History, Part IV

Part III

A Sermon for the Dead

The Dogs

Roam

The Brooch

Finding Rachel

Ming Kai

The Journey Back

A Place for Everything

Mrs. McCallister

The Cure

Acknowledgments

Reading Group Guide

About Daniel Wallace

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