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  Enth’s gaze, his greater and lesser eyes, took in them all. Cyrene could see herself reflected there in miniature.

  “Yes,” said the man-spider, the god-slayer. “Yes.”

  About the Author

  ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live roleplayer and has trained in stage fighting and historical combat. He maintains a lively interest in history and the biological sciences, especially entomology.

  Adrian is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series starting with Empire in Black and Gold, published by Tor UK. His other works for Tor UK include standalone novels Guns of the Dawn and Children of Time and the new series Echoes of the Fall starting with The Tiger and the Wolf. Other major works include the short-story collection Feast and Famine for Newcon Press and novellas The Bloody Deluge (in Journal of the Plague Year) and Even in the Cannon’s Mouth (in Monstrous Little Voices) for Abaddon. He has also written numerous short stories and been short-listed for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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  Also by Adrian Tchaikovsky

  Children of Time

  Guns of the Dawn

  The Tiger and the Wolf

  SHADOWS OF THE APT

  Empire in Black and Gold

  Dragonfly Falling

  Blood of the Mantis

  Salute the Dark

  The Scarab Path

  The Sea Watch

  Heirs of the Blade

  The Air War

  War Master’s Gate

  Seal of the Worm

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  1: Mirkwood Blues

  2: Fear and Loathing in Shogg’s Ford

  3: The Third Rule of Arachnophobics

  4: The Light Stuff

  5: Dueling Dogmas

  6: Old-Fashioned Hospitality

  7: Border Crossings

  8: Unnatural Relations

  9: Trailblazing

  10: Fear of a Dark Tower

  11: Putting out the Lights

  About the Author

  Also by Adrian Tchaikovsky

  Copyright Page

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novella are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  SPIDERLIGHT

  Copyright © 2013 by Adrian Czajkowski

  Cover illustration by Tyler Jacobson

  Cover design by Christine Foltzer

  Edited by Lee Harris

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  ISBN 978-0-7653-8835-3 (ebook)

  ISBN 978-0-7653-8836-0 (trade paperback)

  First published in serial form by Aethernet magazine, 2013

  First Tor.com Edition: August 2016

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