JO WALTON won the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012 for her novel Among Others. Before that, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her novel Tooth and Claw won the World Fantasy Award in 2004. The novels of her Small Change sequence—Farthing, Ha’penny, and Half a Crown—have won widespread acclaim. More recently, her novel My Real Children won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. A native of Wales, Walton lives in Montreal. You can sign up for email updates here.

BOOKS BY JO WALTON

The King’s Peace

The King’s Name

The Prize in the Game

Tooth and Claw

Farthing

Ha’penny

Half a Crown

Lifelode

Among Others

What Makes This Book So Great

My Real Children

The Just City

The Philosopher Kings

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Epigraphs

1. Apollo

2. Arete

3. Arete

4. Maia

5. Arete

6. Arete

7. Apollo

8. Arete

9. Arete

10. Maia

11. Arete

12. Arete

13. Apollo

14. Arete

15. Arete

16. Maia

17. Arete

18. Arete

19. Apollo

20. Arete

21. Arete

22. Apollo

23. Maia

24. Arete

25. Arete

26. Apollo

27. Arete

28. Arete

29. Maia

30. Arete

31. Arete

32. Apollo

Thanks

About the Author

Books by Jo Walton

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE PHILOSOPHER KINGS

Copyright © 2015 by Jo Walton

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Cover art: The School of Athens (detail) by Raphael / Vatican Museums and Galleries / Bridgeman Images

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First Edition: June 2015