Authors: Ted Kosmatka

The Flicker Men (41 page)

T
ED
K
OSMATKA
was born and raised in Chesterton, Indiana, and spent more than a decade working in various laboratories where he sometimes used electron microscopes. He is the author of
Prophet of Bones
and
The Games
, a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel and one of
Publishers Weekly'
s Best Books of 2012. His short fiction has been nominated for both the Nebula and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards and has appeared in numerous Year's Best anthologies. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest and works as a writer in the video-game industry. You can sign up for email updates
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TED KOSMATKA

The Games

Prophet of Bones

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Kosmatka, Ted, 1973â

Â Â Â Â The flicker men: a novel / Ted Kosmatka.âFirst edition.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â pages; cm

Â Â Â Â ISBN 978-0-8050-9619-4 (hardcover)âISBN 978-0-8050-9620-0 (electronic copy)Â Â I.Â Title.

Â Â Â Â PS3611.O74923F58 2015

Â Â Â Â 813'.6âdc23

2014041149

First Edition: July 2015