THE LAW OF THE MIRACLE COURT CONTENTS Cover Title Page THE COURT OF MIRACLES Kester Grant Copyright Dedication Map The Law of The Miracle Court PART ONE: How Fear Came The Founding of the Miracle Court 1. Le Début de l’Histoire 2. The Keepers of the Gates 3. The Lord of Thieves 4. She Who Sleeps 5. The Claws of the Hawk PART TWO: The Dead Wolf The Fox Rennart’s Revenge 6. The Tiger 7. The Black Cat’s Choice 8. The Dealers of Death 9. The Dead 10. La Vallée de Misère 11. The Dead Lord 12. Les Oubliettes 13. The Miracle Court 14. The Master’s Hand PART THREE: The Bread Price The Tale of the Six Little Mice 15. The Fountain 16. The Dead Trial 17. The Pont Neuf 18. Of Drownings 19. The Dauphin of France 20. Ettie’s Tale 21. The Sisters 22. The Mesmerist 23. Les Diamants de la Couronne 24. The Bread Price 25. The Stripes of the Cat PART FOUR: The Black Cat’s Hunting How the Tiger Got His Stripes 26. The Société des Droits de l’Homme 27. Gray Brother 28. Master of Knives 29. Of Paper and Rats 30. What the Lords Said 31. The Dead Lord’s Word 32. She Who Was Lost 33. The Ruined Flesh 34. The Truth 35. Inspector Javert 36. A Little Fall of Rain 37. The Courier 38. The Tiger’s Lair 39. The Black Cat’s Father 40. The Death Song 41. The End of the Tale Les milles remerciements—en ordre chronologique About the Publisher
Now these are the laws of the Miracle Court,
as old and as true as the sky;
the Wretched that keep them may prosper,
but the Wretched that break them must die.
All the Wretched are equal before the Miracle Court; neither blood nor race, religion, rank, or name is recognized.
All the Wretched are free; slavery is forbidden in the Miracle Court.
The Lord or Lady of a Guild is its Father/Mother.
Their word is law to the Guild.
Keep to your Guild for protection and strength.
Let Guild leaders parley before risking the welfare of their Guild or the Miracle Court.
Physical attack on a member of another Guild is considered an act of war.
If your activities put the livelihood of the Miracle Court at risk, your Guild Lord will deal with you appropriately for the protection of the Court.
Children of the Miracle Court are protected by their Guild Lords first, and the Court second.
Daytime is the time of the Court’s enemies: Those Who Walk by Day, police, and nobility. Children of the Miracle Court work best at night.
You must have permission to enter other Guild Houses.
Commit crime for survival and prosperity and the benefit of the Guilds, but never for pleasure.
Each person may divide their spoils only after first sharing with their Guild Lord.
Don’t forget the weakest among you. The Guild must provide for all its children.
Keep the laws, or punishment will be swift and certain.
PART ONE CONTENTS Cover Title Page THE COURT OF MIRACLES Kester Grant Copyright Dedication Map The Law of The Miracle Court PART ONE: How Fear Came The Founding of the Miracle Court 1. Le Début de l’Histoire 2. The Keepers of the Gates 3. The Lord of Thieves 4. She Who Sleeps 5. The Claws of the Hawk PART TWO: The Dead Wolf The Fox Rennart’s Revenge 6. The Tiger 7. The Black Cat’s Choice 8. The Dealers of Death 9. The Dead 10. La Vallée de Misère 11. The Dead Lord 12. Les Oubliettes 13. The Miracle Court 14. The Master’s Hand PART THREE: The Bread Price The Tale of the Six Little Mice 15. The Fountain 16. The Dead Trial 17. The Pont Neuf 18. Of Drownings 19. The Dauphin of France 20. Ettie’s Tale 21. The Sisters 22. The Mesmerist 23. Les Diamants de la Couronne 24. The Bread Price 25. The Stripes of the Cat PART FOUR: The Black Cat’s Hunting How the Tiger Got His Stripes 26. The Société des Droits de l’Homme 27. Gray Brother 28. Master of Knives 29. Of Paper and Rats 30. What the Lords Said 31. The Dead Lord’s Word 32. She Who Was Lost 33. The Ruined Flesh 34. The Truth 35. Inspector Javert 36. A Little Fall of Rain 37. The Courier 38. The Tiger’s Lair 39. The Black Cat’s Father 40. The Death Song 41. The End of the Tale Les milles remerciements—en ordre chronologique About the Publisher
How Fear Came CONTENTS Cover Title Page THE COURT OF MIRACLES Kester Grant Copyright Dedication Map The Law of The Miracle Court PART ONE: How Fear Came The Founding of the Miracle Court 1. Le Début de l’Histoire 2. The Keepers of the Gates 3. The Lord of Thieves 4. She Who Sleeps 5. The Claws of the Hawk PART TWO: The Dead Wolf The Fox Rennart’s Revenge 6. The Tiger 7. The Black Cat’s Choice 8. The Dealers of Death 9. The Dead 10. La Vallée de Misère 11. The Dead Lord 12. Les Oubliettes 13. The Miracle Court 14. The Master’s Hand PART THREE: The Bread Price The Tale of the Six Little Mice 15. The Fountain 16. The Dead Trial 17. The Pont Neuf 18. Of Drownings 19. The Dauphin of France 20. Ettie’s Tale 21. The Sisters 22. The Mesmerist 23. Les Diamants de la Couronne 24. The Bread Price 25. The Stripes of the Cat PART FOUR: The Black Cat’s Hunting How the Tiger Got His Stripes 26. The Société des Droits de l’Homme 27. Gray Brother 28. Master of Knives 29. Of Paper and Rats 30. What the Lords Said 31. The Dead Lord’s Word 32. She Who Was Lost 33. The Ruined Flesh 34. The Truth 35. Inspector Javert 36. A Little Fall of Rain 37. The Courier 38. The Tiger’s Lair 39. The Black Cat’s Father 40. The Death Song 41. The End of the Tale Les milles remerciements—en ordre chronologique About the Publisher
1823
He heard a cry that had never been heard since the bad days … A hideous kind of shriek … A mixture of hate, triumph, fear, and despair … that rose and sank and wavered and quavered far away.
—The Jungle Book
THE FOUNDING OF THE MIRACLE COURT CONTENTS Cover Title Page THE COURT OF MIRACLES Kester Grant Copyright Dedication Map The Law of The Miracle Court PART ONE: How Fear Came The Founding of the Miracle Court 1. Le Début de l’Histoire 2. The Keepers of the Gates 3. The Lord of Thieves 4. She Who Sleeps 5. The Claws of the Hawk PART TWO: The Dead Wolf The Fox Rennart’s Revenge 6. The Tiger 7. The Black Cat’s Choice 8. The Dealers of Death 9. The Dead 10. La Vallée de Misère 11. The Dead Lord 12. Les Oubliettes 13. The Miracle Court 14. The Master’s Hand PART THREE: The Bread Price The Tale of the Six Little Mice 15. The Fountain 16. The Dead Trial 17. The Pont Neuf 18. Of Drownings 19. The Dauphin of France 20. Ettie’s Tale 21. The Sisters 22. The Mesmerist 23. Les Diamants de la Couronne 24. The Bread Price 25. The Stripes of the Cat PART FOUR: The Black Cat’s Hunting How the Tiger Got His Stripes 26. The Société des Droits de l’Homme 27. Gray Brother 28. Master of Knives 29. Of Paper and Rats 30. What the Lords Said 31. The Dead Lord’s Word 32. She Who Was Lost 33. The Ruined Flesh 34. The Truth 35. Inspector Javert 36. A Little Fall of Rain 37. The Courier 38. The Tiger’s Lair 39. The Black Cat’s Father 40. The Death Song 41. The End of the Tale Les milles remerciements—en ordre chronologique About the Publisher
FROM L’HISTOIRE DE PARIS, BY THE DEAD LORD
In 1160, Ysengrim the Boar was appointed grand prévôt. His commission was to keep order in the streets of Paris, which was a dark and lawless place. He led violent assaults on the city’s poorest spaces and its hives of beggars, thieves, and outcasts, killing or imprisoning all in his path. Those who survived the purges knew of no one who could be trusted, as Ysengrim’s men had a legion of spies alongside their corrupt officers.
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