This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
Copyright © 1998 by David Drake and Eric Flint
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
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ISBN: 0-671-87865-4
Cover art by Keith Parkinson
First printing, March 1998
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To Lucille