Thanks to Taryn Fagerness, for giving this witch and her hunter wings to fly across the world.
Thanks, Elizabeth Vaziri and Ajebowale Roberts, for championing this book, and the entire team at Magpie for bringing it to UK readers.
Tanaz, Jo, Rosaria, and Eloise: for reading early drafts and giving me razor-sharp feedback. Thanks also to Emily and Whitney for speedy proofreading!
Canada Council for the Arts: thank you for funding this project. It’s easy to talk the talk, but you folks truly walk the walk when it comes to supporting women artists and working mothers. My endless thanks to all of you.
Extra-special thanks to Jolene, Dad, Mum, Art, and Myrna for watching the baby while I wrote this book. I could not be both a mother and a writer without your tremendous help.
Sibyl, thanks for changing my life for the better.
Last (and best) of all, Joe: for doing the laundry, making the meals, reading the drafts, building me a writing shed, and doing this wild and precious thing called life alongside me. I love you, Comrade.
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ALSO BY KRISTEN CICCARELLI
Edgewood
THE ISKARI SERIES
The Last Namsara
The Caged Queen
The Sky Weaver
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kristen Ciccarelli (she/her) grew up on a grape farm, dropped out of college, and worked various jobs before becoming an author. Some of her previous trades include: baker, potter, L’Arche assistant, and community bread oven coordinator. Today, Kristen lives in Canada’s Niagara Peninsula with her husband and their book-obsessed toddler. She is the author of Edgewood and the international bestselling Iskari series. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Map
Overture
One. Rune
Two. Rune
Three. Gideon
Four. Rune
Five. Rune
Six. Rune
Seven. Gideon
Eight. Rune
Nine. Gideon
Ten. Rune
Eleven. Rune
Twelve. Rune
Thirteen. Rune
Fourteen. Gideon
Fifteen. Rune
Sixteen. Rune
Seventeen. Gideon
Eighteen. Rune
Nineteen. Gideon
Twenty. Rune
Twenty-One. Gideon
Twenty-Two. Rune
Twenty-Three. Rune
Twenty-Four. Gideon
Twenty-Five. Rune
Twenty-Six. Gideon
Twenty-Seven. Rune
Twenty-Eight. Rune
Twenty-Nine. Gideon
Thirty. Gideon
Thirty-One. Rune
Thirty-Two. Gideon
Thirty-Three. Rune
Thirty-Four. Gideon
Thirty-Five. Rune
Thirty-Six. Gideon
Thirty-Seven. Rune
Thirty-Eight. Rune
Thirty-Nine. Gideon
Forty. Rune
Forty-One. Rune
Forty-Two. Gideon
Forty-Three. Gideon
Forty-Four. Rune
Forty-Five. Gideon
Forty-Six. Rune
Forty-Seven. Gideon
Forty-Eight. Rune
Forty-Nine. Gideon
Fifty. Rune
Fifty-One. Gideon
Fifty-Two. Rune
Fifty-Three. Rune
Fifty-Four. Rune
Fifty-Five. Rune
Fifty-Six. Gideon
Fifty-Seven. Rune
Fifty-Eight. Rune
Fifty-Nine. Gideon
Sixty. Gideon
Sixty-One. Rune
Sixty-Two. Gideon
Entr’acte. Rune
Acknowledgments
Also by Kristen Ciccarelli
About the Author
Copyright
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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.
First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
HEARTLESS HUNTER. Copyright © 2024 by Kristen Ciccarelli. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
www.wednesdaybooks.com
Designed by Devan Norman
Map by Cartographybird Maps
Cover design by Kerri Resnick
Cover illustration of moth by Sasha Vinogradova; background texture © 55th/Shutterstock.com; gold sparkles © backUp/ Shutterstock.com; fire sparks © atk work/Shutterstock.com
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