No part of this publication ma be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (mechanical, photocopying, recording of otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. This ebo...
Margaret or Meg Black—apprentice apothecary, amateur surgeon and sometime smuggler of illicit and heretical literature. Suspected subverter of the Bedwell Christmas Revels Robert Black—older brother of Meg. Apprentice artificer and Ned’s partner in the Revels scheme. Grues...
The Wool’s FleeceStanding in the lee of a projecting upper storey, Ned pretended to lean against the wall and clean frozen street muck off his shoe, while his servant still holding the sputtering link light stood out in the lane. Pretty standard behaviour for most gentlemen—they’d shelter in comf...
Margaret or Meg Black—apprentice apothecary, amateur surgeon and sometime smuggler of illicit literature. Suspected subverter of the Christmas Revels. Robert Black—older brother of Meg. Apprentice artificer and Ned’s partner in the Revels scheme. Gruesome Roger—retainer to the Black family. A fel...
That had been replaced by a cool tingling across his forehead. It felt quite soothing. Slowly he opened his eyes, saw nothing and panicked. “What!!?” A firm hand held him down. It may have been the calming voice of a ministering angel except for the following instruction. “Hold still you stupid p...