Copyright © 2006 by Catherynne M. Valente
Interior illustrations by Michael Wm. Kaluta
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Valente, Catherynne, M., 1979—
The orphan’s tales: in the night garden / Catherynne Valente.
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eISBN-13: 978-0-553-90310-2
eISBN-10: 0-553-90310-1
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CONTENTS
Dedication
The Book of the Storm
In the Garden
The Tale of the Crossing
The Tale of the Twelve Coins
The Foreman’s Tale
In the Garden
The Foreman’s Tale, Continued
The Tale of the Hungry Lord
The Foreman’s Tale, Continued
The Tale of the Twelve Coins, Continued
The Tale of the Crossing, Continued
The Tale of the Twelve Coins, Continued
The Huldra’s Tale
The Tale of the Golden Ball