Empire Builders (32 page)

BEN BOVA EMPIRE BUILDERS

A TORN DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOK ·NEW YORK

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.

EMPIRE BUILDERS

Copyright © 1993 by Ben Bova

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form. This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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Published by Torn Doherty Associates, Inc. 175 Fifth Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10010

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bova, Ben.

Empire builders / Ben Bova.

1. cm.
   

   Sequel to: Privateers. ISBN 0312851049
   

   1. Title. 3552.O84E48 I993 813’.54--dc20
      

93-21613

CIP

First edition: September 1993

Printed in the United States of America 0987654321