Cover
Copyright
Praise for Paullina Simons
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue: Real Artifacts from Imaginary Places
Part One: The Master of the Mint
Chapter 1. Fighter’s Club
Chapter 2. Oxygen for Julian
Chapter 3. Silver Cross
Chapter 4. Keeper of the Brothel
Chapter 5. Lord Fabian
Chapter 6. Infelice
Chapter 7. Dead Queen, Revisited
Chapter 8. Bellafront
Chapter 9. Bill of Mortality
Chapter 10. Six Persuasions
Chapter 11. Objects of Outrage
Chapter 12. A Subject of Choice
Part Two: In the Fields of St. Giles
Chapter 13. Rappel
Chapter 14. Gin Lane
Chapter 15. Cleon the Sewer Hunter
Chapter 16. Agatha
Chapter 17. Midsummer Night’s Dream
Chapter 18. The Ride of Paul Revere
Chapter 19. Bucket of Blood
Chapter 20. The Advocate
Chapter 21. Troilus and Cressida
Chapter 22. Grosvenor Park
Chapter 23. Bowl of St. Giles
Chapter 24. Quatrang
Chapter 25. Karmadon
Chapter 26. Best Shakes in London
Chapter 27. Refugees
Part Three: Lady of the Camellias
Chapter 28. Airy’s Transit Circle
Chapter 29. The Prince of Preachers
Chapter 30. Sovereign Election
Chapter 31. The Love Story of George and Ricky
Chapter 32. Pathétique
Chapter 33. Five Minutes in China, in Three Volumes
Chapter 34. The Sublime and Beautiful
Chapter 35. My Love and I—a Mystery
Chapter 36. Foolish Mervyn and Crazy-eyed Sly
Chapter 37. The Valley of Dry Bones
Chapter 38. Ghost Rider
Chapter 39. A Mother
Chapter 40. Two Weddings
Part Four: Tragame Tierra
Chapter 41. The Plains of Lethe
Chapter 42. Masha at the Cherry Lane
Chapter 43. What Will They Care
Chapter 44. Termagant
Chapter 45. Hinewai
Chapter 46. Hula-Hoop
Chapter 47. The Igloo
Chapter 48. Door Number Two
Chapter 49. Heart of Darkness
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Real Artifacts from Imaginary Places
ASHTON STOOD, HIS BLOND HAIR SPIKING OUT OF HIS baseball cap, his arms crossed, his crystal eyes incredulous, listening to Josephine trying to sweet-talk Zakiyyah into going on Peter Pan’s Flight. Julian, Josephine, Ashton, and Z were in Disneyland, the last two under protest.
“Z, what’s not to love?” Josephine was saying. “You fly over London with Peter Pan aboard a magical pirate ship to Neverland. Come on, let’s go—look, the line’s getting longer.”
“Is it pretend fly?” asked Zakiyyah.
“No,” replied Ashton. “It’s real fly. And real London. And a real pirate ship. And definitely real Neverland.”
Zakiyyah rolled her eyes. She almost gave him the finger. “Is it fast? Is it spinny? Is it dark? I don’t want to be dizzy. I don’t want to be scared is what I’m saying, and I don’t want to be jostled.”
“Would you like to be someplace else?” Ashton said.
“No, I just want to have fun.”
“And Peter Pan’s magical flight over London doesn’t qualify?” Ashton said, and sideways to Julian added, “What kind of fun are we supposed to have with someone like that? I can’t believe Riley agreed to let me come with you three. I’m going to have to take her to Jamaica to make it up to her.”
“You have a lot of making up to do all around, especially after the crap you pulled at lunch the other week,” Julian said. “So shut up and take it.”
“Story of my life,” Ashton said.
“What kind of fun are we supposed to have with someone like that?” Zakiyyah said to Josephine. “His idea of fun is making fun of me.”
“He’s
