by Douglas Preston
from Forge Books
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Editorial ReviewThe world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself. The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world's most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven? Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world...or save it. The countdown begins...
Customer Reviews:
- Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
- I enjoyed Deep Storm better....
Blashemy was good, not as good as Deep Storm by Lincoln Child, while i think that between the 2 authors they write fabulous books, on their own so far Lincoln Child in my opinion prevails...Having said that it was a very fast read (2 days) and it presented some interesting "conversations with God", and it had that good prevails over the bad ending which while predictable it was nice to see. 3.5 stars
- Hardly Anti-Christian - But Still....
The criticisms of this book's portrayal of a large government funded science project are not only accurate - they are mild. I'm surprised that the author let it go at that. I mean the idea that roughly a dozen personnel man a huge project in total isolation doing their own laundry, frying up their own spuds and cleaning each others' toilets is silly beyond belief.
Add that this supposedly $40B project sits with no security except a fence which is easily broken down and you find a book difficult to read... more info
- A good read but no need to be outraged
I have to admit that I do not understand the controversy about the book. In the beginning, Blasphemy is about power politics and how fundamentalist Christians, here embodied in a sleazy televangelist, can influence politics in D.C. Only then does the narrative shift to a point where the various characters stand for a certain necessity to believe, either in a god or in science. The fundamentalist pastor and the televangelist are unable to accept science, which only reflects the attitude of some Americans who... more info
- After CERN
How could someone who remember CERN this past summer and
not love this novel is beyond me.
It even helps you understand a lot about what CERN is all all about.
It's a shame we have to wait till next year before CERN is
turning it on again.
This is a GREAT NOVEL!!
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