0-765-31100-3
by Christopher Pike
Available in hardcover, October 2006,
from Tom Doherty Associates
ALSO BY CHRISTOPHER PIKE
PUBLISHED BY TOR BOOKS
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NOTE: If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE SHAKTRA
Copyright © 2005 by Christopher Pike
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-765-64961-3
ISBN-10: 0-765-34961-2
First edition: October 2005
First mass market edition: September 2006
Printed in the United States of America
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