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.
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THE CASUALTIES. Copyright © 2015 by Nicholas Richard Francis Holdstock. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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ISBN 978-1-250-05951-2 (hardcover)
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First Edition: August 2015