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Jack nodded, couldn’t open his mouth to say a single word. He just leaned into Beth, and held her as best he could. Just for a moment.

He whispered something he wished she could hear, but knew she never would.

He whispered, “I’ll come back for you.”

 

ALSO BY
CAM ROGERS

The Music of Razors
(as Cameron Rogers)

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sam Lake, Mikko Rautalahti, Tyler Smith, and everyone I worked with in my three years at Remedy.
Ad astra.

Dmetri Kakmi, for his friendship and peerless editorial assistance. His acclaimed novel,
Mother Land,
is well worth your time. I urge you to pick it up.

Syksy Räsänen, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and activist, with whom we consulted in developing the science for time travel in
Quantum Break.
His advice was crucial to the design of the machine and to several of its governing principles.

Nikaya Lewis, for architectural advice.

Ian Robertson for his friendship and military expertise.

The author C. R. Jahn for his encyclopedic knowledge of firearms and explosives. I recommend that you check out his horror novel,
The Outrider,
available on Amazon
.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cam Rogers
is a novelist, game writer, travel journalist, and photographer. He is the author of
The Music of Razors
(Ballantine Books, as Cameron Rogers) and
Nicholas and the Chronoporter
(Penguin Australia, as Rowley Monkfish). His articles and photographs have appeared in
The Age
and a magazine or two.

Born in Cairns, Australia, he lives in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to his own work, he is employed as a writer at Remedy Entertainment (
Max Payne, Alan Wake
). Their current project is
Quantum Break
for Xbox One. You can sign up for email updates
here
.

 

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Foreword

Epigraph

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Also by Cam Rogers

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

 

QUANTUM BREAK: ZERO STATE

 

Copyright © 2016 by Microsoft Corporation

 

All rights reserved.

 

Cover art by BLT Communications

 

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ISBN 978-0-7653-9159-9 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-0-7653-9160-5 (trade paperback)

ISBN 978-0-7653-9161-2 (e-book)

 

e-ISBN 9780765391612

 

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First Edition: April 2016

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