The Fold
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Peter Clines
A page-turning science-fiction thriller from the author of Paradox Bound and the Ex-Heroes series.Step into the fold. It's perfectly safe. The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. And that's exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he's chosen isn’t much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he’s content with his quiet and peaceful existence. That is, until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery, one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve: far out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to “fold” dimensions, it shrinks distances so that a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. The invention promises to make mankind’s dreams of teleportation a reality. And, the scientists insist, traveling through the Door is completely safe. Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn’t quite what it seems—and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret. As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle, Mike begins to fear there’s only one answer that makes sense. And if he’s right, it may only be a matter of time before the project destroys…everything. A cunningly inventive mystery featuring a hero worthy of Sherlock Holmes and a terrifying final twist you’ll never see coming, The Fold is that rarest of things: a genuinely page-turning science-fiction thriller.
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Author
Peter Clines
Pages
384
Publisher
Crown
Published Date
2016-03-01
ISBN
0553447475 9780553447477
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"Definately a slow burn compared to 14 which you I loved from the very beginning. You don’t even realize they’re in the same universe until the end. I almost didn’t finish the book at first but decided to give it a second try and after the the first quarter things really picked up. If you’ve read the book 14 just go in blind."
"Cross-posted from <a href="https://books.max-nova.com/the-fold/">https://books.max-nova.com/the-fold/</a><br/><br/>Writing good sci-fi is hard. Peter Clines' "The Fold" starts at about 4 stars and ends with a 3... and he's lucky not to get a 2. He's got a fun take on the classic sci-fi trope of top-secret government labs, but the ending is contrived and doesn't really feel like the rest of the story. I did like how Clines handled his main character's eidetic memory and I enjoyed the overall tone, but the ending... just garbage."
"After reading Clines' book, -14-, I was excited to read more from this author, but I wasn't particularly interested in his "Ex-" series of books about superheroes and zombies. When The Fold was announced, I was anxious to see what else this author could produce. A science-fiction story about a fold in space seemed like a cool topic to branch out on. Well...<br/><br/>Without adding spoilers, suffice to say that this book surprised me in an unexpected way. I enjoyed it very much, and I'm looking forward even more to Clines' next novel."
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