VON NEUMANN'S WAR
JOHN RINGO
&
TRAVIS S. TAYLOR
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
VON NEUMANN'S WAR
Copyright © 2004 by John Ringo & Travis S. Taylor
"Citadel" lyrics written by Rogue, copyright 2003, song performed by The Crüxshadows (www.cruxshadows.com). Printed by permission of Dancing Ferret Discs.
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ISBN 10: 1-4165-2075-9
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Cover art by Kurt Miller
First printing, August 2006
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Ringo, John, 1963-
Von Neumann's war / John Ringo & Travis S. Taylor.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2075-7
ISBN-10: 1-4165-2075-9
1. Mars (Planet)--Fiction. 2. Life on other planets--Fiction. 3. Space warfare--Fiction. I. Taylor, Travis S. II. Title.
PS3568.I577V66 2006
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2006012260
Printed in the United States of America
To the soldiers, contractors, analysts, scientists, and engineers who press daily to maintain our nation's security
The Commando's Prayer
Give me, my God, what you still have;
give me what no one asks for.
I do not ask for wealth, nor success,
nor even health.
People ask you so often, God, for all that,
that you cannot have any left.
Give me, my God, what you still have.
Give me what people refuse to accept from you.
I want insecurity and disquietude;
I want turmoil and brawl.
And if you should give them to me,
my God, once and for all,
let me be sure to have them always,
for I will not always
have the courage to ask for them.
Corporal Zirnheld
Special Air Service
1942
Also by John Ringo
There Will Be Dragons
Emerald Sea
Against the Tide
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Ghost
Kildar
Choosers of the Slain
Unto the Breach (forthcoming)
Princess of Wands
Into the Looking Glass
A Hymn Before Battle
Gust Front
When the Devil Dances
Hell's Faire
The Hero (with Michael Z. Williamson)
Cally's War (with Julie Cochrane)
Watch on the Rhine (with Tom Kratman)
The Road to Damascus by John Ringo & Linda Evans
with David Weber:
March Upcountry
March to the Sea
March to the Stars
We Few
Also by Travis S. Taylor
Warp Speed
Quantum Connection
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