The Crucible of Empire-ARC

Advance Reader Copy
Unproofed

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-A1-4391-3338-5
ISBN-10: A1-4391-3338-7

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

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

A Baen Books Original
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Electronic version by Baen Books
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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to the memory of Jim Baen,
who started Eric's career as an author
and had faith in Kathy's career when she most needed it.