Crucible of Empire

Sequel to The Course of Empire

Cover Art by Bob Eggleton

Hardcover
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.

First printing, March 2010

Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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New York, NY 10020

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3338-5
ISBN-10: 1-4391-3338-7

Copyright© 2010 by Eric Flint & K. D. Wentworth

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