The Crash of Empire

The Crash of Empire
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Publisher : Baen Books
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0671698265
ISBN-13 : 9780671698263
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Book Synopsis The Crash of Empire by : Jerry Pournelle

Download or read book The Crash of Empire written by Jerry Pournelle and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Empires do not grow old gracefully. As the edifice of ancient government succumbs to entropy, as civil war reigns, and upstart nations encroach upon the elder government's prerogatives and borders, the result is indeed 'interesting times,' the times of interstellar Huns locked in mortal combat with Imperial storm troopers. The times of The Crash of Empire."--Pg. [4] of cover.


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