Scrivener’s Tale

Scrivener’s Tale
Fiona McIntosh

An action-packed standalone adventure moving from present-day Paris to medieval Morgravia, the world of Fiona McIntosh's bestselling QUICKENING series.

In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers she is not quite what she seems.

As his relationship with Angelina deepens, Gabe’s life in Paris becomes increasingly unstable. He senses a presence watching and following every move he makes, and yet he finds Angelina increasingly irresistible.

When Angelina tells Gabe he must kill her and flee to a place she calls Morgravia, he is horrified. But then Angelina shows him that the cathedral he has dreamt about since childhood is real and exists in Morgravia.

Soon, Gabe’s world will be turned upside down, and he will learn shocking truths about who he is… and who he can or cannot trust.

A fantastic, action-packed adventure starting in Paris and returning to Morgravia this is a page turning, epic adventure.

For Stephanie Smith

… the fairy godmother of Australia’s

speculative fiction scene

Table of Contents

Title Page (#u501d99ed-7678-512a-83bd-6fd734b28459)

Dedication (#ue4ef9cb7-4f61-50e8-a439-4616ff2c702b)

Map (#uedf52f7e-de23-57f9-afde-0669911b7e20)

Prologue (#uc8a98741-f3ef-532c-9fa3-f845236cc407)

Chapter One (#u46e5b23d-6f38-559a-875a-97847de05487)

Chapter Two (#uc2d5c3cd-2f4e-5f5f-bb28-435bc8b1d6e6)

Chapter Three (#ucf807caf-e353-5947-bbc0-9e60b91c8eff)

Chapter Four (#u365d1bdb-758b-504a-bac4-334aeab5e6e4)

Chapter Five (#u7870d3b4-359d-5a29-8a3e-96ef5cda8772)

Chapter Six (#u269458c0-562b-5946-a7da-c49ca9a246bb)

Chapter Seven (#u9888d85d-0d95-5a60-ba9a-285183cb1a91)

Chapter Eight (#u17c79ec0-cb42-5f4f-af50-9ce404e2bd77)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)

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