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Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Acknowledgments

  Epigraph

  Part Eleven: The Edge of Orion

  One: The Cataclysmic Variable in Canes Venatici

  Two: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things

  Three: The Rule of Ruthless Benevolence

  Part Twelve: Absolute Authority

  One: An Animate Possession

  Two: Astride the Galaxy

  Three: Utmost and Everlasting War

  Part Thirteen: The Mindfulness

  One: War in Heaven

  Two: The Enchantress of Eridani

  Three: The Throne of Andromeda

  Part Fourteen: The Maiden

  One: A Small Galaxy Called Le Gentil

  Two: Resurrection

  Three: Aboard the Little Rock

  Four: The Cherub of Virgo Cluster

  Part Fifteen: The Eschaton

  One: The Five-Billion-Year War

  Two: Interior and Ulterior

  Three: Horologium Oscillatorium

  Four: Count to Infinity

  Epilogue: Beyond the Asymptote

  Appendices

  Appendix A: Orders Ranked by Intellect and Energy Use

  Appendix B: Middle-Scale Time Line (By Thousands of Years—Continued)

  Appendix C: Large-Scale Time Line (by Millions of Years)

  Appendix D: Very-Large-Scale Time Line (by Billions of Years)

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  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.

  COUNT TO INFINITY

  Copyright © 2017 by John C. Wright

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  Cover art by John Harris

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  First Edition: December 2017