title: Bloodletting Part 1 (The Affinities Cycle)
author:  Peter J. Wacks 
description: "Peter J. Wacks and Mark Ryan hurl their readers into a world of magic and adventure, where dreams and reality collide, and commoners must shape themselves into heroes. A must-read!"<br> - <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling author David Farland
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  # The Antique
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Peter Fang
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](part0002.html#1T140-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dedication](part0004.html#3Q280-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Summary](part0005.html#4OIQ0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0006.html#5N3C0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I. [Blood Children and the
  Fly](part0007_split_000.html#6LJU0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [Ripples in Time](part0008.html#7K4G0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [Slaves](part0009.html#8IL20-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [Grit in Grindstone](part0010.html#9H5K0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Elise](part0011.html#AFM60-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [Maria](part0012.html#BE6O0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. [Fly](part0013.html#CCNA0-34cb4f02cb8440c085651351088800d3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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