A Goddess Fish Review tour. And this one is fun, y’all.
BLURB:
The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare. As everything collapses around them, two scientists struggle for relevance in their quest to build the world’s first practical quantum computer. They discover so much more. A mystery of physics that goes deeper than they could have ever imagined…
My Thoughts:
I’m not going to lie, I hesitated to volunteer for this tour because a SciFi Mystery Thriller isn’t my normal genre, especially one with a premise that is so timely, but it’s that very fact that made me say yes in the end.
And I’m super glad I did. Heinrich sent me a physical copy of the book, and it’s a beauty, clocking in at 480 pages. Cue the music: “I like big books…” Admittedly, the topic is intimidating, at least to me who dropped physics, but Heinrich does a good job of explaining his premise to a layman like me. I liked the philosophical bent. It kept the science grounded.
The language is lofty, and while I personally like that, some may not, so be warned. Give me sentences to chew on. And Heinrich did.
The characters are generally relatable, but my favorite aspect is the dialogue, which is natural and believable.
All in all, I’m glad I tackled The Quantum Revelations and if you need a book to challenge your brain and whisk you away at the same time, check it out.
Excerpt:
Zara looked down at the metal framed hospital bed where her mother lay camouflaged amid an array of tubes, wires, and beeping machines. An intubation tube was taped over her mouth, and Zara cringed as she imagined what it must feel like to have a tube like that rammed deep down her throat. The ventilator pulsed with a soft mechanical hum, and her mother’s chest rose and fell artificially.
The nurses stood on either side of the bed and used a sheet to roll her mother’s body slightly. They had to move her twice a day to prevent bedsores.
“All done,” said Leanne. “What’s for dinner this week, Zara?” she asked.
Zara forced a smile and set down the takeout bag on the bedside table. “Korean fried chicken, extra spicy,” she said. “It’s been a while since we did this one, hasn’t it?” she said to her mother.
Just because her mother was incapacitated didn’t mean she couldn’t continue to uphold their old Friday night tradition of dinner with mom.
“Sounds delicious, enjoy!” said Leanne, waving goodbye. Then she and the other nurse left, closing the door behind themselves.
Zara sat down on the bed and took her mother’s hand. “Hey Mom, it’s me,” she said softly.
Seeing her mother like this always made her heart ache. Even though she had been visiting every Friday for over a year now, it was like reopening an old wound every time. How could her vibrant, bubbly mother just be laying there as if her body were a living husk? There, but not there…
The doctors said they could detect brain activity, but she had no reflexes or responsiveness. They didn’t know if she was brain dead, or dreaming, or fully conscious — listening to everything they were saying but unable to move. Trapped inside her own body, yet unable to scream.
It would have been easier if her mother had simply died in the accident. Then she could just grieve and move on, but she didn’t wish for that. She still had hope that her mother would wake up someday, even if the odds were low.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Stuart Heinrich is a computer scientist with a PhD from NCSU and a passion for studying the fundamental nature of reality and physics. He is known for his unique theories on the Relativity of Existence (ROE), the Maximally Biophilic Principle (MBP) and Quantum Fluid Dynamics (QFD).
Please see my website below for editorial reviews.
Website:
http://www.thequantumrevelations.com
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234819016-the-quantum-revelations
D.S.Dehel 
Thank you for featuring and reviewing THE QUANTUM REVELATIONS.
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