Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

FALL; OR, DODGE IN HELL. Copyright © 2019 by Neal Stephenson. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

FIRST EDITION

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Names: Stephenson, Neal, author.

Title: Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel / Neal Stephenson.

Description: First edition. | New York, NY : William Morrow, [2019]

Identifiers: LCCN 201900947| ISBN 9780062458711 (hardback) | ISBN 9780062458728 (paperback) | ISBN 9780062887467 (large print) | ISBN 9780062458735 (ebook)

Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Technological. | FICTION / Action & Adventure. | GSAFD: Science fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3569.T3868 F35 2019 | DDC 813/.54—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019002947

Digital Edition JUNE 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-245873-5

Version 05212019

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-245871-1