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Franklin?
He got on with his list. No, the name really didn't matter at all.
My grateful thanks go to Bryan Boult and Jim Gilmer for critical reading: to Suzanne Byrne, for saving me from being an ignorant Whingeing Pom; and to my editor, Diana Gill, and my agent, Russ Galen, for keeping me in line.
New York Times
bestselling author
KAREN TRAVISS
is a former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist. She's worked in public relations for the police and local government and served in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. Her bestselling novels include
City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch, Ally, Star WarsâRepublic Commando: Hard Contact, Triple Zero, Star WarsâLegacy of the Force: Bloodlines
, and
Star WarsâLegacy of the Force: Sacrifice
. She lives in Wilshire, England.
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C
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ROSSING THE
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ATRIARCH
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Cover art by Chris McGrath
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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