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Description edit
The world's balance of power is about to shift dangerously as the ultimate weapon nears completion in a secret facility in the heart of the desert. Across the globe, operatives from the great nations set a deadly game in motion, covertly maneuvering pawns and kings to achieve a frightening... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nat Dickstein: Add a description of this character.
- David Rostov
- Yasif Hassan
- Pyotr Tyrin
- Pierre Borg
- Mahmoud
- Stromberg
- Koch
- Kawash
- Towfik
- Karla
- Feinberg
- Schulz
- Feliks Vorontsov
- Stiffcollar
- Mrs. Cohen
- Nik Bunin
- Yuri Andropov
- Nathaniel
- Larsen
- Sarne
- Coparelli
- Yuri
- Porush
- Pedler
- Aleksandr
- Ashford
- Meier
- Pfaffer
- Suza
- Petrov
- Dicicstein
- Sapir
- Karen
- Andropov
- Esther
- Vladimir
- Gil Hamilton
- Monnet
- Morse
- Papagopolous
Setting & Locations edit
- Cairo
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Moscow
- London Station
- Middle East
- Palestine
- England
- Sicily
- Oxford
- Tel Aviv
- Europe
- Rome
- France
- Antwerp
- Paris
- Jerusalem
- Haifa
- Nablus
- Qattara
- Zurich
- Ravlo
- Copareii
- Buffalo
- Egypt
- Russia
- Germany
- Italy
- New York
- Damascus
- Liberia
- Cardiff
- Alfa Hotel
- Assam
- Jean
- Eila
First Sentence edit
The public-address system at Cairo airport made a noise like a doorbell, and then the arrival of the Alitalia flight from Milan was announced in Arabic, Italian, French and English.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ken Follett (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arbor House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 087795223X
Page Count: 377
Publisher: Arbor House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 087795223X
Page Count: 377
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6056.O45 1979
- Dewey: 823.914
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