Gilded Serpent by Danielle Jensen (top 10 novels txt) 📕

not be able to stop the Thirty-Seventh from having their revenge on you. They’re angry, Marcus. And they’re not the same legion as when you left.”

What else had happened?

Standing, Titus said to his men, “Time to head back to Aracam. Let’s give the Thirty-Seventh back their deserter.” Then he leaned closer, his breath hot against Marcus’s ear. “And when they turn on you, I think you’ll be wishing I’d slit your throat instead.”

 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Gilded Serpent is easily the most challenging novel I’ve ever written, not only because of its length and complexity compared to my other books, but because holding the minds of four different point-of-view characters at once often threatened my own sanity! A huge thanks to Spencer and my daughters for putting up with me constantly in front of a computer screen, because work-life balance is something I’m a bit of a failure at. The biggest thank-you to my parents for the endless support of my writing and for listening to my endless chatter about my imaginary worlds, as well as all the childcare you provide. Thanks to my brother for never letting me take myself (or my work) too seriously. A huge thanks to my mother-in-law for taking care of my girls so I had time to write and for always being there for my family.

All the thanks to my editor, Melissa Frain, who went through this beast of a novel so many times and who loves these characters so much. To the team at Tor Teen, Lindsey, Rachel, Devi, Saraciea, and Isa (as well as all the others behind the scenes) thank you for your hard work getting this story into the hands of readers.

I’d be lost without my agent, Tamar Rydzinski, who supports my work in so many ways—thank you!

To my Turtles (you know who you are!), you are all huge inspirations and I appreciate the knowledge you’ve shared with me more than words can say! To my bff Elise Kova, knowing you have my back makes the hard days so much easier! To Amy, thank you for always pushing me to add more emotions to every page and for your love for these characters! To Shimrit, thank you for your help with timelines because we both know how bad I am at them! To Eileen, all the hugs for both your support and for sending me photos of your adorable baby to brighten my days.

And the hugest of thanks to the bookstagrammers, especially #teammarcus and #teamkillian, who fill my DMs with so much love and encouragement on a daily basis. You are my legion, and I’d be lost without you.

ALSO BY DANIELLE L. JENSEN

THE DARK SHORES SERIES

Tarnished Empire

Dark Shores

Dark Skies

THE MALEDICTION TRILOGY

Stolen Songbird

Hidden Huntress

Warrior Witch

The Broken Ones (prequel)

THE BRIDGE KINGDOM SERIES

The Bridge Kingdom

The Traitor Queen

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DANIELLE L. JENSEN is the USA Today bestselling author of the Malediction novels: Stolen Songbird, Hidden Huntress, Warrior Witch, and The Broken Ones, as well as the series The Bridge Kingdom. She lives with her family in Calgary, Alberta.

Visit her online at danielleljensen.com, or sign up for email updates here.

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 CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Maps

1. Teriana

2. Killian

3. Marcus

4. Lydia

5. Teriana

6. Lydia

7. Killian

8. Marcus

9. Teriana

10. Marcus

11. Teriana

12. Marcus

13. Teriana

14. Lydia

15. Marcus

16. Lydia

17. Marcus

18. Teriana

19. Lydia

20. Marcus

21. Teriana

22. Marcus

23. Teriana

24. Lydia

25. Marcus

26. Teriana

27. Killian

28. Teriana

29. Killian

30. Marcus

31. Killian

32. Teriana

33. Marcus

34. Lydia

35. Teriana

36. Marcus

37. Teriana

38. Marcus

39. Killian

40. Teriana

41. Lydia

42. Marcus

43. Lydia

44. Killian

45. Teriana

46. Marcus

47. Killian

48. Lydia

49. Killian

50. Teriana

51. Marcus

52. Teriana

53. Lydia

54. Killian

55. Lydia

56. Killian

57. Lydia

58. Killian

59. Lydia

60. Marcus

61. Killian

62. Marcus

63. Teriana

64. Marcus

65. Teriana

66. Marcus

67. Teriana

68. Lydia

69. Marcus

70. Killian

71. Teriana

72. Lydia

73. Teriana

74. Killian

75. Lydia

76. Killian

77. Lydia

78. Teriana

79. Killian

80. Marcus

81. Killian

82. Lydia

83. Killian

84. Lydia

85. Killian

86. Lydia

87. Teriana

88. Lydia

89. Marcus

90. Killian

91. Teriana

92. Marcus

93. Teriana

94. Marcus

95. Teriana

96. Killian

97. Lydia

98. Marcus

99. Teriana

100. Marcus

101. Teriana

102. Marcus

103. Teriana

104. Killian

105. Marcus

106. Lydia

107. Teriana

108. Lydia

109. Marcus

110. Killian

111. Marcus

112. Killian

113. Marcus

Acknowledgments

Also by Danielle L. Jensen

About the Author

Copyright

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.

GILDED SERPENT

Copyright © 2021 by Danielle L. Jensen

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Billelis

Maps by Jennifer Hanover

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First Edition: 2021