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  61. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  62. ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Ariadne glared. “That was my idea, you stupid man. That was all our work.” She took off her slipper and threw it at the screen as he spoke again. All four quadrants had seen the images of Discordia holding the weapon before the smoke had flooded the ballroom. The footage was glitchy from the presence of ichor, but it was unmistakably the lost Heir, returned as if Avern itself had spat her back out.

“In the future,” Damocles continued, “we will build our civilizations alongside one another, but for now, our purpose is simple: to find and execute those responsible for the murder of my father, the Ascendant, and the Oversouls.

“Led by my sister Princess Discordia, they have devoted themselves to eradicating our way of life, our truce, and our peaceful path going forward. Anyone who aligns themselves with these seven criminals are accessories to aggression against our united Empire, led by Archon and Ascendant, once they are chosen. As we move into this new era, anyone who harbors and aids these individuals will be tried for treason. They created weapons unlike anything we have seen before. We must remain committed against our common enemy. Rest assured, they will be found, punished, and executed.”

“Seven devils, we’re screwed,” Nyx muttered.

Ariadne grinned, as if Damocles’s words bounced off her like a child’s rubber ball. “Hey, I like that. Seven of us, and we’re devilishly clever.” She gave a clap. “I hereby dub this our team name.”

“Really? You’re going to name us after a curse?” Clo asked. Then she paused, considered it, and gave a half-shrug. “Actually, it’s not bad.”

“So sacrilegious,” Rhea said, though she sounded amused more than offended.

“See?” Ariadne said. “Devils. It’s wicked.”

“Seven of us,” Eris murmured, the metal of her new bionic tongue heavy in her mouth, looking at each of them in turn. A disgraced princess, a mechanic, a soldier, an engineer, a courtesan, a pilot, a leader of the resistance. Yet they were all so much more than that. “Seven devils.”

She looked out at the stars and planned her next game.

Queens kill king.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Seven Devils came about somewhat flippantly: Elizabeth had a dream that she and Laura wrote Mad Max: Fury Road in space. Laura said: “let’s do it!” That was in 2015. It was a long road from idea to book, with bits of drafts written while we worked on respective solo projects. But we believed in this group of rebellious women desperate to topple an empire, and we are so grateful you get to read about them.

A huge team assembled to help us make the book you’re holding: