This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
THE LAST GUARDIAN OF EVERNESS
Copyright © 2004 by John C. Wright
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wright, John C. (John Charles), 1961–
The last guardian of everness / John C. Wright.—1st ed.
p. cm.
“A Tom Doherty Associates book”
ISBN 0-3I2-8487I-4 (acid-free paper)
EAN 978-03I2-8487I-2
I. Title.
PS3623.R54L37 2004
8I3'.6—dc22
200404I258
First Edition: August 2004
Printed in the United States of America
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