Fallen angels

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 © 2000 by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flyn

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Cover art by Bob Eggleton

First printing, December 1992

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