The Coming of the Quantum Cats
by:
Frederik Pohl (author)
A brilliant novel of alternate universes by an award-winning science fiction master A breakthrough in quantum physics has shattered the boundaries between alternate worlds. History is in chaos as billions of possible futures collide. As a conquering army mounts an invasion of neighboring...
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A brilliant novel of alternate universes by an award-winning science fiction master
A breakthrough in quantum physics has shattered the boundaries between alternate worlds. History is in chaos as billions of possible futures collide. As a conquering army mounts an invasion of neighboring realities, a handful of men and women from a dozen different timelines risk their lives to safeguard an infinity of worlds.
Blending thrilling suspense with brilliant scientific speculation, Frederik Pohl's The Coming of the Quantum Cats is a triumph of the imagination by a Hugo and Nebula-winning master of science fiction.
"A powerful novel of parallel worlds and might-have-beens, with an eerie, amazing finish!"--David Brin
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553763393 (0553763393)
Publish date: 1995-03-28
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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