Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      This paperback edition 2007

      First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2006

      Copyright © Robin Hobb 2006

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      Map by Andrew Ashton

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      Ebook edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780007279463

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