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About the Author

David A. Gemmell's first novel, Legend, was first published in 1984 and went on to become a classic. His most recent Drenai and Rigante novels are available as Corgi paperbacks; all are Sunday Times bestsellers.

Lord of the Silver Bow, the first in a trilogy of novels encompassing the Trojan War is also published by Corgi, the second in the series, Shield of Thunder, is now available from Bantam Press and the final book, Fall of Kings, will be published next year.

Widely regarded as the finest writer of heroic fantasy, David Gemmell lived in Sussex until his tragic death in July 2006.

By the Same Author

By David Gemmell

The Drenai books
Legend
The King Beyond the Gate
Waylander
Quest for Lost Heroes
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
The Legend of Deathwalker
Winter Warriors
Hero in the Shadows

The Damned books
White Wolf

The Jon Shannow books
Wolf in Shadow
The Last Guardian
Bloodstone

The Stones of Power books
Ghost King
Last Sword of Power
Lion of Macedon
Dark Prince

The Hawk Queen books
Ironhand's Daughter
The Hawk Eternal

The Rigante books
Sword in the Storm
Midnight Falcon
Ravenheart
Stormrider

Individual titles
Knights of Dark Renown
Morning Star
Dark Moon
Echoes of the Great Song

Anthologies
Drenai Tales Volume I
Drenai Tales Volume II
Drenai Tales Volume III

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ISBN 9781409084457

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MIDNIGHT FALCON
A CORGI BOOK

ISBN 9781409084457

Version 1.0

Originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press,
a division of Transworld Publishers

PRINTING HISTORY
Bantam Press edition published 1999
Corgi edition published 2000

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Copyright © David A. Gemmell 1999

The right of David A. Gemmell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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