Harbinger

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 © 2022 by Wen Spencer

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: 978-1-9821-2601-8

eISBN: 978-1-62579-859-6

Cover art by Dominic Harman

First printing, April 2022

Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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New York, NY 10020

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Spencer, Wen, author.

Title: Harbinger / Wen Spencer.

Description: Riverdale, NY: Baen, [2022] | Series: Elfhome | “A Baen Books Original.”

Identifiers: LCCN 2021060301 | ISBN 9781982126018 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781625798596 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Science fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3619.P4665 H37 2022 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021060301

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