The Coming of the Quantum Cats

by Frederik Pohl

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553051292
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/28/1986
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

Beginning with his classic novels of the '50s (The Space Merchants, Search the Sky, Pohl has shown a talent for constructing different scenarios and rushing his heroes through their mazes, which he repeats in this novel, an alternate-worlds adventure. The central action is an invasion of one America - where Nancy Reagan presides - by another - where Jerry Brown is president. Throughout the work Pohl toys with an infinity of such warped mirror images of our own world. If the protagonists remain sketchy, short story characters, their proliferating number and rapid shuffling make such brevity acceptable. Particularly satisfying is - for Pohl - the unusually somber and challenging ending. At once zany and thought-provoking, this is one of Pohl's best in recent years. (May)

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