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Map by Tim Paul
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sykes, Sam, 1984– author. | Paul, Tim, cartographer.
Title: Three axes to fall / Sam Sykes ; [Map by Tim Paul].
Description: First edition. | New York : Orbit, 2022. | Series: The Grave of Empires ; book 3
Identifiers: LCCN 2022007652 | ISBN 9780316363525 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780316363532 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS3619.Y545 T57 2022 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022007652
ISBNs: 9780316363525 (trade paperback), 9780316363532 (ebook)
E3-20221029-JV-NF-ORI