April 2015

PHYSICS MEETS FICTION

The quantum world comes alive this month in a science fiction thriller


 


 The world of quantum physics is complicated, often confusing, but also fascinating and exciting.  If you enjoy science and physics, but the warmer weather has you thinking about fun, fast, and engrossing fiction, then David Walton's Superposition is the perfect novel for you! 

 

Walton's story begins when an old friend turns up at Jacob Kelley's house, waving a gun and babbling about an alien quantum intelligence.  Things quickly spiral out of control when his friend is found murdered, Jacob is put on trial, and the quantum creature is on the loose. Stuck in a state of superposition, Jacob and his daughter must find the true murderer and save their family before their probability waves collapse.

 

"You will find an expanding universe of delight in the particles-run-amok landscape of this book. . . . SUPERPOSITION 
is a thriller ride through Walton's vision of the chaos that might ensue if scientists ever achieve the ability to step into the quantum world, with its inexplicable probabilities"

WASHINGTON POST
 

"Engrossing and illuminating. . . . A thriller full of hard-science explanations. . . . This is the way sci-fi ought to be."

WALL STREET JOURNAL

 

"In this diverting hybrid of science and mystery, Walton magnifies the 

weirdness of quantum physics, in which electrons can diffract (bend) 

around barriers, to produce a world where bullets do the same. . . .

[Walton] cleverly integrates the science as part of the plot."

Publishers Weekly

 

"A strong combination of mystery and high concept sf. Walton. . . 

does an excellent job of explaining the physics at work."

Library Journal

 

"It has the all the elements of a great thriller in addition to a layman course in its fascinating-but-somewhat-confusing science.... Excellent."

The Jersey Journal

 

"Mind-blowing science fiction....Essential."

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

 

David Walton is the author of Quintessence  and the Philip K. Dick award-winning novel Terminal Mind. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife, seven children, and three hamsters. By day, he works on classified defense technology, which not even the hamsters are allowed to know about. David's fiction explores themes that skirt the edges of science and religion, such as human origins, the nature of truth, the certainty of death, and the nature of the soul.  

There's no question that science fact and science fiction often go hand-in-hand.   Superposition comes from our science fiction and fantasy imprint Pyr, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.


Remember, our current nonfiction catalog and all our previous catalogs are always available online for your convenience.

 

Lisa Michalski

Prometheus Books

publicity@prometheusbooks.com







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