Map xi
Prologue 3
1. The Martyr 9
2. The Sporting Club 38
3. The Founder 69
4. Change 97
5. The Miracles 114
6. The Base 139
7. Return of the Hero 165
8. Paradise 185
9. The Silicon Valley 200
10. Paradise Lost 213
11. The Prince of Darkness 230
12. The Boy Spies 242
13. Hijira 254
14. Going Operational 260
15. Bread and Water 278
16. "Now It Begins" 297
17. The New Millennium 325
18. Boom 340
19. The Big Wedding 376
20. Revelations 408
Principal Characters 423
Notes 435
Bibliography 489
Author Interviews 501
Acknowledgments and Notes on Sources 509
Index 519