Judgment at Proteus (67 page)

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Judgment at Proteus
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A Tom Doherty Associates Book

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Timothy Zahn
is the author of more than forty original science fiction novels, including the popular Cobra and Blackcollar series. His recent works include the previous Quadrail novels,
Night Train to Rigel,
The Third Lynx,
Odd Girl Out,
and
The Domino Pattern,
such stand-alone SF novels as
Angelmass,
Manta’s Gift,
The Green and the Gray,
and the Dragonback young adult adventures
Dragon and Thief,
an A.L.A. Best Book for Young Adults,
Dragon and Soldier,
Dragon and Slave,
Dragon and Herdsman,
Dragon and Judge,
and
Dragon and Liberator
. He has had many short works published in the major SF magazines, including “Cascade Point,” which won the Hugo Award for best novella. Among his other works are the bestselling Star Wars
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novel
Heir to the Empire,
the Hand of Thrawn duology, and the recent
Choices of One,
as well as other Star Wars
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novels, and
Terminator Salvation: From the Ashes
. He lives in Oregon.

Contact him at
www.facebook.com/TimothyZahn
.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

JUDGMENT AT PROTEUS

Copyright © 2012 by Timothy Zahn

All rights reserved.

Edited by James Frenkel

A Tor Book

Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC

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New York, NY 10010

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Tor
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is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Zahn, Timothy.

Judgment at Proteus / Timothy Zahn. — 1st ed.

       p. cm.

“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

ISBN 978-0-7653-2213-5 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4299-8745-5 (e-book)

I. Title.

   PS3576.A33J83 2012

   813'.54—dc23

2012009384

e-ISBN 9781429987455

First Edition: June 2012

• Title Page
  
• Dedication
  
• Chapter One
  
• Chapter Two
  
• Chapter Three
  
• Chapter Four
  
• Chapter Five
  
• Chapter Six
  
• Chapter Seven
  
• Chapter Eight
  
• Chapter Nine
  
• Chapter Ten
  
• Chapter Eleven
  
• Chapter Twelve
  
• Chapter Thirteen
  
• Chapter Fourteen
  
• Chapter Fifteen
  
• Chapter Sixteen
  
• Chapter Seventeen
  
• Chapter Eighteen
  
• Chapter Nineteen
  
• Chapter Twenty
  
• Chapter Twenty-one
  
• Chapter Twenty-two
  
• Chapter Twenty-three
  
• Chapter Twenty-four
  
• Chapter Twenty-five
  
• Chapter Twenty-six
  
• Chapter Twenty-seven
  
• Chapter Twenty-eight
  
• Chapter Twenty-nine
  
• Chapter Thirty
  
• Chapter Thirty-one
  
• Chapter Thirty-two
  
• Chapter Thirty-three
  
• Books by Timothy Zahn
  
• About the Author
  
• Copyright