Larry Niven
Jerry Pournelle
Michael Flynn
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 (c) 2000 by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flyn
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
Baen Publishing Enterprises
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ISBN: 0-671-72052-X
Cover art by Bob Eggleton
First printing, December 1992
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