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      Copyright © The Estate of George MacDonald Fraser 2015

      Foreword © The Estate of George MacDonald Fraser 2015

      Map © Nicolette Caven 2015

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      Cover illustration © Sam Hadley

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      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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      Ebook Edition © September 2015 ISBN: 9780008105587

      Source ISBN: 9780008105570

      Version 2016-05-19