Last but never least, to Aman. Thank you for talking me off my many cliffs. There is no journey worth going on without you.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ROSHANI CHOKSHI is the author of commercial and critically acclaimed books for middle-grade and young-adult readers that draw on world mythology and folklore. Her work has been nominated for the Locus and Nebula Awards and has frequently appeared on year’s-best lists from Barnes & Noble, Forbes, BuzzFeed, and more. Her New York Times bestselling novels include the Star-Touched Queen duology, The Gilded Wolves, and Aru Shah and the End of Time, which has been optioned for film by Paramount Pictures. You can sign up for email updates here.

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CONTENTS

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Notice
3. Dedication
4. Epigraph
5. Prologue
6. Part I
7. 1. Séverin
8. 2. Laila
9. 3. Zofia
10. 4. Laila
11. 5. Enrique
12. 6. Séverin
13. 7. Zofia
14. 8. Séverin
15. 9. Enrique
16. 10. Laila
17. 11. Séverin
18. Part II
19. 12. Séverin
20. 13. Laila
21. 14. Enrique
22. 15. Zofia
23. 16. Séverin
24. 17. Enrique
25. 18. Laila
26. 19. Zofia
27. 20. Laila
28. Part III
29. 21. Séverin
30. 22. Enrique
31. 23. Laila
32. 24. Séverin
33. 25. Zofia
34. Part IV
35. 26. Enrique
36. 27. Laila
37. 28. Séverin
38. 29. Zofia
39. 30. Enrique
40. Part V
41. 31. Laila
42. 32. Zofia
43. 33. Séverin
44. 34. Laila
45. 35. Enrique
46. 36. Séverin
47. 37. Séverin
48. 38. Hypnos
49. Part VI
50. 39. Zofia
51. 40. Enrique
52. 41. Séverin
53. Epilogue
54. Acknowledgments
55. Also by Roshani Chokshi
56. About the Author
57. Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

THE BRONZED BEASTS. Copyright © 2021 by Roshani Chokshi. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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