Battle Hymn

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Copyright © 2018 by William C. Dietz

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dietz, William C., author.

Title: Battle hymn / William C. Dietz.

Description: First edition. | New York : ACE, 2018. | Series: America rising ; 3

Identifiers: LCCN 2017012871 (print) | LCCN 2017018389 (ebook) | ISBN 9780698184459 (ebook) | ISBN 9780425278741 (hardcover)

Subjects: | GSAFD: Science fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3554.I388 (ebook) | LCC PS3554.I388 B38 2018 (print) | DDC 813/.54—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017012871

First Edition: February 2018

Cover art by Paul Youll

Cover design by Sarah Oberrender

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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