The Companion Series

P.J. Parker First published by The Writer’s Coffee Shop, 2013 Paperback ISBN- 978-1-61213-196-2 E-book ISBN- 978-1-61213-197-9 Copyright © P.J. Parker, 2013 Republished 2016 Paperback ISBN- 978-1-53490-429-3 Copyright © P.J. Parker, 2016 Republished 2017 Paperback ISBN- 978-0-9986856-1-8 Copyright © P.J. Parker, 2017 The right of -P.J. Parker- to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him under the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000 This work is copyrighted. All rights are reserved. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. All characters and events in this Book – even those sharing the same name as (or based upon) real people – are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead ... or undead ... is purely coincidental. No person, brand or corporation mentioned in this Book should be taken to have endorsed this Book nor should the events surrounding them be considered in any way factual. This Book is a work of fiction and should be read as such. Edited by Hayley German Fisher Cover Design & photo modification by P.J. Parker Detail from original oil on canvas: Jacques-Louis David, ''Patroclus'', 1780, {{PD-Art}} Author Portfolio: https://about.me/author_pjparker This one is for Jack. “Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mould me Man? Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me?” Paradise Lost, X, 743-5 (Milton) “Sometimes it is so easy to believe in things that we know may not be true. Perhaps it is belief more than truth that helps us survive.” Adam