Mission of Honor

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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 © 2010 by David Weber

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

A Baen Books Original

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Riverdale, NY 10471

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ISBN10: 1-4391-3361-1

ISBN13: 978-1-4391-3361-3

Cover art by David Mattingly

First printing, July 2010

Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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New York, NY 10020

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Printed in the United States of America