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Authors: Ken Follett

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The Hammer of Eden

Code to Zero

Jackdaws

Hornet Flight

Whiteout

World Without End

Fall of Giants

Winter of the World

First published 2014 by Macmillan

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ISBN 978-0-230-77009-6

Copyright © Ken Follett 2014

Background and endpaper map © Shutterstock. 1964 Kennedy Half Dollars were struck by the United States Mint. The coins were authorized by Congress a little over a month after President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Author photograph © Barbara Follett

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Table of Contents

Title page

Dedication page

Cast of characters

The Families at the Beginning of Edge of Eternity

Contents

Part One: WALL 1961

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Part Two: BUG 1961?1962

11

12

13

Part Three: ISLAND 1962

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Part Four: GUN 1963

21

22

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24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Part Five: SONG 1963?1967

31

32

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34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Part Six: FLOWER 1968

41

42

43

44

45

Part Seven: TAPE 1972?1974

46

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Part Eight: YARD 1976?1983

51

52

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Part Nine: BOMB 1984?1987

55

56

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58

Part Ten: WALL 1988?1989

59

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62

Epilogue: 4 November 2008

63

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Also by Ken Follett

Copyright page

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