Quantum

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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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published by Pocket Books in 2000.

Copyright © 2000 The Kilkenny Group, LLC

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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)