Kingdom of Shadows. Barbara Erskine
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BARBARA ERSKINE
Kingdom of Shadows
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF
This edition first published by HarperCollins 2004
First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph Ltd 1988
Published by Sphere Books Ltd 1989
Published by Warner Books 1992
This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or organizations or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
The quotation from ‘I Have a Dream’ composed by Bjorn Uluaeus and Benny Anderson, is copyright © Bow Music Ltd, 1979, 1 Wyndham Yard, London, W1H 1AR, reproduced by kind permission. It is specifically excluded from any blanket photocopying arrangements.
Copyright © Barbara Erskine 1988
Barbara Erskine asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
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For
Adrian James Earl
and
Jonathan Erskine Alexander
also descendants of the Bruce
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