Shipstar

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.

SHIPSTAR

Copyright © 2014 by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven

All rights reserved.

Cover photograph of Galaxy 4499 by NASA, ESA, A. Aloisi (STSCI/ESA), and The Hubble Heritage (STSCI/AURA)—ESA/Hubble Collaboration

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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

ISBN 978-0-7653-2870-0 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4299-4968-2 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781429949682

First Edition: April 2014