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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
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.
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
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-86690-5 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-86691-2 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250866912
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First Edition: 2024