Oliver Clements
October 2020
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Eternal thanks to the secret ring of people behind this book and the rest of the Agents of the Crown series: Lisa Gallagher, who is our Bond; Libby McGuire, our Spymaster; Kaitlin Olson, our Q; as well as the fearless and talented Jade Hui, Claire Sullivan, Jason Chappell, Falon Kirby, and Raaga Rajagopala. Special thanks, too, to our very own alchemist, Toby Clements, for turning ideas into gold.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Oliver Clements is a writer and philosopher based in Mortlake, London.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Clements, Oliver, 1972– author.
Title: The queen’s men / by Oliver Clements.
Description: First Leopoldo & Co/Atria Books hardcover edition. | New York : Leopoldo & Co/Atria, 2021. | Series: Agents of the crown; vol 2
Identifiers: LCCN 2021002231 (print) | LCCN 2021002232 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501154751 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501154782 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501154775 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603—Fiction. | Dee, John, 1527–1608—Fiction. | Greek fire—Fiction. | GSAFD: Biographical fiction. | Suspense fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6103.L448 Q44 2021 (print) | LCC PR6103.L448 (ebook) | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021002231
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021002232
ISBN 978-1-5011-5475-1
ISBN 978-1-5011-5477-5 (ebook)