C. S. Pacat
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pacat, C. S.
Prince’s gambit / C. S. Pacat. — Berkley trade paperback edition.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-425-27427-9
eBook ISBN 978-0-698-15510-7
1. Princes—Fiction. 2. Trust—Fiction. 3. Monarchy—Fiction. 4. War stories. I. Title.
PS3616.A323P75 2015
813'.6—dc23
2014035474
publishing history
Berkley trade paperback edition / July 2015
Cover images: Heraldic Shield © AZ / Shutterstock; Castle Wall © Pedrosala / Shutterstock.
Cover design by Diana Kolsky.
Map design by Guy Holt, guyholt.com.au.
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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