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Copyright
Published by
Dreamspinner Press
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Ste 2, PMB# 279
Tallahassee, FL 32305-7886
USA
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the
author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or
dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
The God Hunters
Copyright © 2013 by Mark Reed
Cover Art by Brooke Albrecht
http://brookealbrechtstudio.com
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information
storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the Publisher, except where
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5032 Capital Circle SW, Ste 2, PMB# 279, Tallahassee, FL 32305-7886, USA.
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ISBN: 978-1-62380-335-3
Digital ISBN: 978-1-62380-336-0
Printed in the United States of America
First Edition
February 2013
The God Hunters
1
Prologue
H ERE , right here, high above an enfant world I dream of laying down
my burdens. I dream of simply fading away to find a long-sought
peace, a rest I’ve desired for countless ages, for this flesh surrounding
my eternal spirit is tired and worn.
At this very moment, above a garden of life, I float amidst a sky
saturated in voluminous clouds forever reaching toward the heavens,
softly, casually blending into one another until they spill forth a liquid
cargo that drenches me invitingly. This world beneath me is young
and tumultuous, much like an unrestrained child. Mountains of
thunder flash and rumble before me; flows of lava attack tidal pools in
a boiling rage that steams forth the beginnings of life as they fill the
air with caustic spew carrying elemental specks.
Strangely I feel free here. I feel at peace. My ancient eyes are in
awe of this fledgling world; a powdery-blue orb nestled securely in
the cradling, loving arms of a dark and frigid mother.
Across my face, intense orange starlight warms me, penetrates
me eagerly, its beams slipping through every crack the ever-changing
winds force open among the clouds. It paints the sky with purple and
yellow and red. The colors glow as fire in my eyes.
The universe never tires of creating such beauty, and I know this
to be true. A million worlds my eyes have seen, all no more than
grains of sand underfoot, yet I have never glimpsed an absence of the
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