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Summary: Ashes of Man

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Full Book Recap


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Chapter 1: The Sails of Charon


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  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Upland Path Overlooking the Sea
  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Red Company Camp
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Chapter 2: The Athenaeum Again


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  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Primate's Quarters
  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Path Descending the Mesa
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Chapter 3: The Waking World


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  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Path Descending the Mesa
  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Visitors' Landing Site in the Moorland
  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Governor-General's Mansion
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Chapter 4: Air and Darkness


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Chapter 5: Marching Orders


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  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Governor-General's Mansion
  • Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Starport on the City's Outskirts
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Chapter 6: Doubts


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Chapter 7: Past and Future Heroes


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Chapter 8: Ghost in the Ruins


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  • Centaurus Arm > Nessus > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 9: Maddalo House


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  • Centaurus Arm > Nessus > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 10: Survivors


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  • Centaurus Arm > Nessus > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 11: New Flesh, Old Spirit


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  • Centaurus Arm > Nessus > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 12: To Carteia


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  • Centaurus Arm > Nessus > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 13: Parting


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Chapter 14: Sunlight and Ashes


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Chapter 15: The Prince


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  • Centaurus Arm > Carteia > Rothsmoor Prefecture > Emperor's Camp > Imperial Pavilion
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Chapter 16: Nicephorus


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  • Centaurus Arm > Carteia > Rothsmoor Prefecture > Emperor's Camp > On Board the ISV Radiant Dawn > Council Chamber
  • Centaurus Arm > Carteia > Rothsmoor Prefecture > Emperor's Camp > Six-Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle
  • Centaurus Arm > Carteia > Rothsmoor Prefecture > Rothsmoor > Hotel Ruins
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Chapter 17: Disquiet Gods


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  • Centaurus Arm > Carteia > Rothsmoor Prefecture > Rothsmoor > Hotel Ruins
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Chapter 18: Shadows Upon Time


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Chapter 19: A Shot in the Dark


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Chapter 20: The Demon's King


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Chapter 21: Of Dragons


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Chapter 22: The Hidden Fortress


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Orbit > On Board the ISV Ascalon
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Roof
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Chapter 23: Angels of Death


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Hallways
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Surgical Laboratory
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Chapter 24: Iron Men


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Hallways
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Glass-Dome Gardens
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Chapter 25: The Serpent and the Witch


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Glass-Dome Gardens
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Main Building > Fortress Hypogeum
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Chapter 26: The Lodge of the Sorcerers


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > The Dark Tower
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Chapter 27: An Unexpected Friend


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  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > The Dark Tower
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Tarmac Outside of the Dark Tower
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Research Facility > Mission Command Post (Roc-class Lander Shuttle)
  • Centaurus Arm > Ganelon > Orbit > On Board the JNS Mnemon
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Chapter 28: The Secret Prince


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Chapter 29: Pale Fire


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Chapter 30: The Call


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  • NARRATOR HADRIAN: Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Impreial Library > Scriptorium Annex > Room 113
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Chapter 31: The Messenger


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  • Centaurus Arm > Fidchell > Orbit > Legion Fueling Station > On Board the ISV Tempest
  • Centaurus Arm > Fidchell > Orbit > Legion Fueling Station > On Board a short-range Heron-class shuttle
  • Centaurus Arm > Fidchell > Orbit > Legion Fueling Station > On Board a Legion Interceptor
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Chapter 32: The Plan


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Chapter 33: The City of Black Sepulchers


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > City Ruins > City Streets
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > City Ruins > Colosso Hypogeum
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Chapter 34: The Weeping Wall


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > City Ruins > Colosso Hypogeum
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Chapter 35: Apollo Under Ice


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > City Ruins > Colosso Hypogeum
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
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Chapter 36: The Vayadan


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Launch Silo
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
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Chapter 37: The Rising Tide


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
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Chapter 38: The Labyrinth Again


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Cistern Chamber
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > East Terminal Shuttle Tunnels
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Gate to Launch Bays E21-E30
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > East Terminal Shuttle Tunnels
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Chapter 39: Mars


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
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Chapter 40: The Gates of the Underworld


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > South Terminal Shuttle Tunnels
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Gate to Launch Bays S01-S30
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Chapter 41: By Inches


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > South Terminal Shuttle Tunnels
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > South Terminal Medica
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Chapter 42: Never


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > South Terminal Collapsed Tunnel
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
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Chapter 43: Broken Again


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  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > Catacombs > Command Post
  • Centaurus Arm > Perfugium > Resonno Prefecture > Resonno > The Sanctum of the Blessed Wisdom
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Chapter 44: Requiem


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Chapter 45: The Demon and the King


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Centaurus Arm > Rendesvous Point Between Perfugium and Fidchell > On Board the JNS Mnemon > On Board the ISV Ascalon
  • Centaurus Arm > Rendesvous Point Between Perfugium and Fidchell > On Board the ISV Tempest
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    Chapter 46: The Good Commander


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    Chapter 47: Another Time


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    Dramatis Personae:


    Index of Worlds: A Note on Astrography


    Lexicon: A Note on Translation


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