John Ringo
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 © 2005 by John Ringo. Verses from "The March of Cambreadth" copyright © by Heather Alexander and used by permission of the author.
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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Riverdale, NY 10471
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ISBN: 0-7434-9884-4
Cover art by Clyde Caldwell
First printing, February 2005
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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Production by Windhaven Press, Auburn, NH (www.windhaven.com)
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To
Jenny & Lindy Ringo
just because
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