Books by Ilona Andrews

ACE BOOKS BY ILONA ANDREWS

The Kate Daniels Novels

MAGIC BITES

MAGIC BURNS

MAGIC STRIKES

MAGIC BLEEDS

MAGIC SLAYS

MAGIC RISES

MAGIC BREAKS

The World of Kate Daniels

GUNMETAL MAGIC

The Edge Novels

ON THE EDGE

BAYOU MOON

FATE’S EDGE

STEEL’S EDGE

Specials

MAGIC MOURNS

MAGIC DREAMS

Title Page

Copyright

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Copyright © 2014 by Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon.

“Magic Tests” by Ilona Andrews copyright © 2012 by Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon.

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eBook ISBN: 978-0-698-14640-2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Andrews, Ilona.

Magic breaks / Ilona Andrews.

pages cm. — (A Kate Daniels novel ; 7)

ISBN 978-0-425-25622-0 (hardback)

1. Daniels, Kate (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Shapeshifting—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction. 4. Atlanta (Ga.)—Fiction. 5. Fantasy fiction. I. Title.

PS3601.N5526625M34 2014

813'.6—dc23

2014009023

FIRST EDITION: August 2014

Cover art by Juliana Kolesova.

Cover design by Jason Gill.

Interior text design by Tiffany Estreicher.

Map by Julie Krick.

“Magic Tests” was previously published in the anthology An Apple for the Creature.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Books by Ilona Andrews

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Authors’ Note

Character List

Map

From the Journal of Barabas Gilliam

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Epilogue

Magic Tests

Dedication

To Anastasia and Helen

Authors’ Note

Dear Readers,

Thank you so much for reading Kate’s adventures for these seven years. We appreciate your support. Your enthusiasm for the series keeps us going.