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Quantum
Tom Grace
DECEIT. BETRAYAL. DEATH. THEY'RE ALL RELATIVE.In 1948, a young German émigré reached the threshold of an incredible scientific discovery: a blueprint for the construction of the universe that could surpass the theories of Einstein. But the scientist's secret past catches up to him with a vengeance, and he and his work are seemingly lost forever.Now, buried knowledge has been rediscovered and whoever controls it holds the keys to the future. Two sides, American and Russian, are in a ruthless fight for the ultimate power of the new millennium - Quantum technology - and ex-Navy SEAL Nolan Kilkenny finds himself caught in the crossfire.To stop the fate of the world from being hijacked, Kilkenny must wage a war across two hemispheres as he races to solve a decades-old mystery, that's if the solution doesn't kill him first….Get ready for an action-packed adventure, perfect for fans of Jack Higgins and Tom Clancy.
TOM GRACE
Quantum
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First published by Pocket Books in 2000.
Copyright © 2000 The Kilkenny Group, LLC
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Source ISBN: 9781847561237
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Version: 2018-07-05
Dedication (#u4094897b-78ba-551a-952f-3ced079fbac4)
For John Steven Rosowki A friend, classmate, and a true renaissance man One of the brightest minds I have had the privilege to know. 1962–1984
Table of Contents
Cover (#u5b85e368-2408-5118-b965-a1bb64f12137)
Title Page (#ua4a9338a-b59b-57ee-86a8-f7e610290b28)
Copyright (#u7f378ae9-bc6d-551e-9401-b22dcc5b3892)
Dedication (#ue4c6eb3f-7884-5fa4-9a8f-f38585683f93)
Prologue: December 10, 1948 (#ud12afabb-6982-519a-b514-9463d0b1d376)
Chapter 1 - June 5, Present Day (#u3d8d524b-99a3-56d1-8597-60763dbc2972)
Chapter 2 - June 7 (#u233de1d7-646e-5af3-a502-a96071ca524a)
Chapter 3 - June 23 (#u74fd9401-68ca-5ca2-8aba-d3f5ebc41ae1)
Chapter 4 - June 23 (#u6aae7de2-4601-5980-a45f-648397f01f9b)
Chapter 5 - June 23 (#ufad34129-8854-5712-b5af-0db986a7be58)
Chapter 6 - June 23 (#ud1bfd3fa-d371-5992-9d53-648b14efb456)
Chapter 7 - June 23 (#u9930fdab-1e19-5230-8d50-dd61e8f28426)
Chapter 8 - June 23 (#u7603f019-e16f-55ed-bfba-cd9cc44d129a)
Chapter 9 - June 23 (#u9faa2e07-992f-5a37-ae33-7c4ebe94fdcf)
Chapter 10 - June 23 (#u7cc80b56-5f25-5d68-8906-a0393ffb3e5d)
Chapter 11 - June 24 (#ud83152e7-f66a-5f56-8864-6812acf0493c)
Chapter 12 - June 26 (#u251cb8e0-d8fb-5baf-82a7-1596877eafea)
Chapter 13 - June 27 (#u9759910d-0691-576d-a546-d2067f40ca48)
Chapter 14 - June 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15 - June 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16 - June 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17 - June 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18 - June 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19 - July 10 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20 - July 11 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21 - July 17 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22 - July 18 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23 - July 18 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24 - July 19 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25 - July 19 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26 - July 20 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27 - July 21 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28 - July 21 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29 - July 25 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36 - July 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37 - July 27 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38 - July 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39 - July 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40 - July 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41 - July 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 47 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 48 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 49 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 50 - July 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 51 - July 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 52 - July 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 53 - July 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 54 - July 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 55 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 56 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 57 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 58 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 59 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 60 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 61 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 62 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 63 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 64 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 65 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 66 - July 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 67 - August 1 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 68 - August 2 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 69 - August 3 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 70 - Dexter, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)
A Note to the Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
By the Same Author (#litres_trial_promo)