Codex Born

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TITLES MARKED WITH AN asterisk (*) were made up for this book.

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1. This involved running to four different book signings in the first week, refreshing the Amazon rank on my phone every ten minutes, and running around to show everyone in the house—even the cats—the shiny new book.

2. Darn it, now I kind of want to write a story about a stomach-themed magic guild.

3. I’m not saying whether these particular examples made it into the book or not. You’ll have to read and find out for yourselves.

4. If you don’t understand why, get back to the bookstore and stock up on Pratchett’s Discworld series. You’ll thank me later.