Introduction: The Year of Reckoning. Part I: The Golden Years. Hazrat's Hotel

The Prince's Order

The Bloody Fall

Red Christmas

Part II: The Red Years. Amanullah's Ambition

Room Service and Reconciliation

Russia Checks Out

Part III: The Dark Years. Mohammad and the Mujahideen

The Agony

Hope on the Hill

Part IV: The White Years. Taliban Check-In

Holy Hospitality

The Tallest Towers

A New Day

Part V: The Years of Light and Dark. Abida's Ashak

A Royal Return

Abida's Elections

Mohammad's Mourning

Collapse

Inside the Cleaners' Closet

Part VI: The Year of a Little Hope. Sadeq's Smile

The Danger Hours

Conclusion: The Year of Reckoning.