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QUANTUM NIGHT

Robert J. Sawyer

With such compelling and provocative novels as Red Planet Blues, FlashForward and The WWW Trilogy, Robert J. Sawyer has proven himself to be “a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation” (New York Times). Now, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing

Experimental psychologist Jim Marchuk has developed a flawless technique for identifying the previously undetected psychopaths lurking everywhere in society. But while being cross-examined about his breakthrough in court, Jim is shocked to discover that he has lost his memories of six months of his life from twenty years previously—a dark time during which he himself committed heinous acts.

Jim is reunited with Kayla Huron, his forgotten girlfriend from his lost period and now a quantum physicist who has made a stunning discovery about the nature of human consciousness. As a rising tide of violence and hate sweeps across the globe, the psychologist and the physicist combine forces in a race against time to see if they can do the impossible—change human nature—before the entire world descends into darkness.

Robert J. Sawyer has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel of the Year, and the ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his Aurora Award-winning novel of the same name.
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Published 2016-03-01 by Ace Books

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Sawyer is very good at grounding the technical speculation in personal conflict, as [the protagonist's] utilitarian principles struggle with his emotional impulses and the political/media references keep the story uncomfortably close to present-day fears. (starred review) Read more...

Czech: Euromedia: China: Chongqing

A great read; Sawyer's best novel of ideas yet in terms of science, plot, character, and sheer mind-stretching, expansive generosity of spirit. This book is a page turner—and for the purposes of those who work away at that which makes us human, it could not be better. — James Christie, Director of The Ridd Institute for Religion and Global Policy

Quantum Night is a fast-paced thinking-person's thriller richly informed by modern science. Sawyer has certainly done his homework about psychopaths and he understands well that, far from being just the occasional headline-grabbing serial killer, they're everywhere. — Kevin Dutton

Winner of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association's Aurora Award for Best Novel.

#1 on the McNally Robinson bestseller list, #7 on Maclean's bestseller list

A truly remarkable work; one of Sawyer's best. An essential read for anyone interested in the science (and philosophy) of human consciousness, and simply a great dramatic thriller to boot. — James Kerwin

A really good book. Just the sort of science fiction I'd like to be writing myself if I had the time. — John Gribbin

What a great, provocative read! From quantum physics to the philosophy of mind, Sawyer's latest novel will leave you pondering deep questions long after you turn the final page. — Dan Falk