The Breach - Ghost Country - Deep Sky

He could use it from anywhere on Earth, as soon as he made up his mind.
    He thought he knew which side of the choice he’d eventually come down on.
    He imagined Paige would know too.
    He thought about all that, and five seconds later he understood everything: all that’d transpired between the future versions of himself and Paige. Why she’d sent her message. Why he’d sent his. There’d been no misunderstanding at all.
    He stared at the distant sun transiting the glass beneath his feet, and wondered if it was possible to feel emptier or more numb than this.
    He patted the card, deep and secure in his pocket, and turned to the tunnel’s flared entry. He crossed to it and slipped inside, and began to push himself back toward home.
     

Acknowledgments
     
    This last volume of the trilogy came to life with a lot of help from very smart and dedicated people. Great thanks to my editor, Gabe Robinson, along with many, many other people at HarperCollins, including Liate Stehlik, Seale Ballenger, Pamela Spengler-Jaffee, Megan Swartz, Adrienne Di Pietro, Kristine Macrides, and Danielle Bartlett. Thanks also to Ellen S. Leach, for catching a large number of mistakes that slipped past me but would not have slipped past readers.
    And as always, thank you to Janet Reid, agent extraordinaire. Before writing books I knew there was more to this job than sitting down and typing, but I couldn’t have guessed how much more—and the incredible work you do is the reason I can do my part at all.

About the Author
     

    PATRICK LEE lives in Michigan. He is the author of The Breach, Ghost Country, and Deep Sky.
    To find out more, please visit www.patrickleefiction.com.
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