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  Acknowledgments

  As always, no book is written alone. Whether the help is direct or indirect, countless people have aided in making this book happen. Among them: my editor, Kim Sheard; my wonderful friend, Lynn Perkins; cover artist, Jeff Dekal; all the great people on the KindleBoards for advice and support; editor, writer, friend, and lunchtime pal, Ed Schubert; fellow indie writer, John Hartness; my good friend, Melanie; and my closest and dearest, Glory and Gabe. And of course, none of this work amounts to much without you, the reader. Thank you.

  About the Author

  Stuart Jaffe is the author of The Malja Chronicles as well as numerous short stories appearing in magazines and anthologies. He is the co-host of The Eclectic Review — a podcast about science, art, and well, everything. For those who keep count, the latest animal listing is as follows: five cats, one albino corn snake, one Brazilian black tarantula, three aquatic turtles, one tortoise, assorted fish, two lop-eared rabbits, eight chickens, and a horse. Thankfully, the chickens and the horse do not live inside the house.

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  Copyright Notice

  The Way of the Sword and Gun is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  THE WAY OF THE SWORD AND GUN

  All rights reserved.

  Copyright © 2012 by Stuart Jaffe

  Cover art by Jeff Dekal

  First Edition: January, 2012

  Second Edition: September, 2013

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1 — Malja

  Chapter 2 — Owl

  Chapter 3 — Malja

  Chapter 4 — Owl

  Chapter 5 — Malja

  Chapter 6 — Owl

  Chapter 7 — Malja

  Chapter 8 — Owl

  Chapter 9 — Malja

  Chapter 10 — Owl

  Chapter 11 — Malja

  Chapter 12 — Owl

  Chapter 13 — Malja

  Chapter 14 — Owl

  Chapter 15 — Malja

  Chapter 16 — Owl

  Chapter 17 — Malja

  Chapter 18 — Owl

  Chapter 19 — Malja

  Chapter 20 — Owl

  Chatper 21 — Malja

  Chapter 22 — Owl

  Chapter 23 — Malja

  Chapter 24 — Owl

  Chapter 25 — Malja

  Chapter 26 — Owl

  Chapter 27 — Malja and Owl

  Chapter 28 — Owl

  Chapter 29 — Malja

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Table of Contents

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja and Owl

  Owl

  Malja

  Afterword

  Copyright Notice

  Table of Contents

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja

  Owl

  Malja and Owl

  Owl

  Malja

  Afterword

  Copyright Notice