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Published 2001 by William Morrow · 517 pages
Nebula · 2002
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Tim Powers
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3 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1986–2002
Synopsis
British academic Andrew Hale is reactivated decades after his wartime intelligence service to complete a secret operation on Mount Ararat. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Cold War powers attempt to control ancient djinn, with double agent Kim Philby at the center of the operation.
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