Busted Flush

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in

this novel are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.

BUSTED FLUSH

Copyright © 2008 by George R. R. Martin and The Wild Cards Trust

All rights reserved.

Edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Busted flush / edited by George R. R. Martin ; assisted by Melinda M. Snodgrass ; and written by S. L. Farrell . . . [et. al].—1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-1782-7

ISBN-10: 0-7653-1782-6

I. Martin, George R.R. II. Snodgrass, Melinda M., 1951– III. Farrell, S. L.

PS648.S3 B87 2008

813'.54—dc22

2008036296

First Edition: December 2008

Printed in the United States of America

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