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Blade of the Bunny [MultiFormat]
eBook by Jim C. Hines
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eBook Category: Fantasy Writers of the Future Contest Winner
eBook Description: In this award-winning prequel to "Spell of the Sparrow," James Lapin is a thief who learns first hand the dangers of meddling in the affairs of wizards. Along with his fellow thief Alicia, James finds himself between an angry father and his lovesick daughter, both of whom have enough magic to put a quick and messy end to James' thieving career. And then there's the enchanted dagger he's been hired to steal, a dagger with a very special power....
eBook Publisher: Fictionwise.com, Published: Writers of the Future Volume XV, 1999
Fictionwise Release Date: October 2005
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [231 KB], eReader (PDB) [33 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [20 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [19 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [79 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [91 KB], hiebook (KML) [105 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [47 KB], iSilo (PDB) [16 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [21 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [49 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [31 KB]
Words: 6068
Reading time: 17-24 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
 
I had only been gone a few minutes. Three mugs of ale had cried out for freedom, leaving me helpless to resist. After liberating my libations, I made my way back into the Blind Griffon, where two things immediately caught my attention.
The first was a woman. My wife, to be precise. We had been married for two weeks now, and it was still odd to realize I would spend the rest of my life with this woman. Of course, given our lifestyle, the rest of my life was as likely to be measured in minutes as decades.
I must be honest--I have met women more beautiful than Alycia. Her red-blond hair was cut short above the ears, and her round cheeks were slightly flushed with drink. An old knife scar crossed her chin. Her lively blue eyes met mine as I walked into the bar. I saw the silent message there and took a seat, allowing her to resolve the situation herself. There may be more beautiful women than Alycia, but I've never met one who was more fun. I ordered another ale as Alycia returned her attention to the wall of muscle and hair who towered over her.
"Wall," as I dubbed him, was the second thing to have caught my eye. Mostly because of the way he was staring at my wife and licking his upper lip. Between the noise of the Blind Griffon and the fact that Wall was slightly intoxicated, I had to strain to understand his words.
"You dress like a man," Wall said.
Leather bracers covered Alycia's sleeves, and black pants were tucked into her low-cut boots. It was a drastically different look than the cleavage-thrusting shirts worn by the barmaids. Wall leaned closer, grinning. "You like getting into a man's clothes?"
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