Farside (40 page)

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.

FARSIDE

Copyright © 2013 by Ben Bova

All rights reserved.

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

Bova, Ben, 1932–

   Farside / Ben Bova. — 1st ed.

       p. cm.

   “A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

   ISBN 978-0-7653-2387-3 (hardcover)

   ISBN 978-1-4299-4941-5 (e-book)

   1.  Astronomical observatories—Fiction.   2.  Science fiction.   I.  Title.

PS3552.O84F37 2013

813'.54—dc23

2012037367

e-ISBN 9781429949415

First Edition: February 2013