This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
THE KILLING OF WORLDS: BOOK TWO OF SUCCESSION
Copyright © 2003 by Scott Westerfeld
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Westerfeld, Scott.
The killing of worlds / Scott Westerfeld.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Succession; bk. 2)
“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
ISBN: 978-1-4299-8994-7
1. Space ships—Fiction. 2. Immortalism—Fiction. 3. Imperialism—Fiction. 4. Life on other planets—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3573.E854K55 2003
813'.54—dc21
2003056304