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.

THE EAGLE AND THE VIPER

Copyright © 2021 by Loren D. Estleman

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

Names: Estleman, Loren D., author.
Title: The eagle and the viper : a novel of historical suspense / Loren D. Estlemen.
Description: First edition. | New York : Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2021.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020051716 (print) | LCCN 2020051717 (ebook) | ISBN 9781250258625 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250258618 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Assassination attempts—Fiction. | GSAFD: Biographical fiction. | Alternative histories (Fiction)
Classification: LCC PS3555.S84 E14 2021 (print) | LCC PS3555.S84 (ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020051716
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020051717

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First Edition: 2021