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    Twistor
    Twistor
    Twistor
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    Twistor

    By John Cramer and Gene Wolfe

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    "True hard science fiction—deftly done, with plenty of fine surprises." — Gregory Benford.
    "Twistor marks the arrival of a major new science-fiction talent." — Gene Wolfe.
    "A fine hard science thriller, very enjoyable." — Greg Bear.
    Research scientist David Harrison happens upon the "twistor effect," a phenomenon that opens doors into countless alternate universes. The discovery's potential for unlimited power draws the attention of industrial spies and corporate killers, driving Dr. Harrison to seek sanctuary in a mysterious shadow world—a place of both wonder and danger, with no certain way out.
    Written by a professional physicist, this gripping novel of hard science fiction offers a captivating adventure as well as fascinating glimpses at the business of science, from the demands of university life and the politics intrinsic to academic funding to the complex interplay between pure research and commercial applications. An Afterword provides insights into the distinctions between real science and fictional speculation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateMay 18, 2016
    ISBN9780486812151
    Twistor
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    John Cramer

    Dr. John A. Cramer is an emeritus Professor of Physics at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia having earned his PhD. Degree from Texas A&M University. He has some forty years of experience teaching undergraduate physics and physical sciences and has authored numerous popular science articles. An avid outdoorsman and shell collector, his science interests extend well beyond physics.Dr. Cramer’s books include: A Brief History of Physical Science, How Alien Would Aliens Be? Why You Can't Shoot Straight: the basic Science of Shooting and Science Activities for K-5. All these are available in ebook formats. A Brief History of Physical Science, and How Alien Would Aliens Be?, are also available in print at most online retailers.

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    • 4/5
      I think I read part of this book some years ago. Although I do not read very many books in this genre, I found it an enjoyable read. I particularly liked the fact that there was actual science in this book and that it was well explained. I liked the predictions about the future use of the internet.
    • 5/5
      This is the first "hard Science Fiction" that I have read in a long time and I;ll say that it was very much enjoyed. The time period is somewhat dated; however, that added to the enjoyment for me. The story takes place at the University of Washington in Seattle in the Physics Department. Reference to local places was well done as I could relate to everyone of them.In the early 70's I was a computer technician working for Digital Equipment and was responsible for servicing the PDP-10 that was in the Physics Department at the University of Washington. I can relate to what the author was describing very well. The author's integration of "real" science with fiction was done well and was much appreciated. He personalized the hero of the story with the telling of a fairy tale to young children during their adventures in the parallel universe.
    • 5/5
      Hard science SiFi just as advertised by the author, it is wonderful in that you so not have to buy into magic or fantasy to have it be interesting, and enjoyable to read. This book qualifies even though it provides for fantastical creatures in alternate universes. One of the few true science fiction stories I have come across recently where the fun is in trying to separate the real science from the author's fiction while enjoying an interesting plot line. Very glad to have the chance to enjoy this book, my thanks to the author and Early Readers.
    • 3/5
      I could not finish this book. The science was interesting, which is why I gave it three stars. The characters were flat and the writing was ponderous. This book really needed a thorough editing before release to the public.
    • 4/5
      High energy physics, and an inveniv eplot line, just lacking in a few details to turn it into a fully engrossing novel. When an experimental physicist manages to accidentally develop a device for transferring matter to a shadow universe, he quickly discovers that he's playing in deep water.Somewhow though it doesn't quite all hang together. The basic idea seems sound enough - although the machincations of the boss is contrived and unlikely - David would be keen to translate through anyway! but then once in the shadow universe it's all a bit flat and stilted. The solutions to problems come to readily, the childrne conveniently disppaer into the background for several critical hours; he gets the frequencies exactly right etc. I think the biggest problem is that the author is a physcist himelf. He's onyl really concerned about the physics, everythign else - fromt he likelihood and actions of criminals through to biology in total, are irrelevant to him, and can be manipulated to suit. Unfortunetly readers aren't so narrow focused and a 'hard sf' book, as this claims to be (or well any sf book really), needs to pay attention to all the bases. His failure to do so, lets a home run slip through - because this could have been quite good. The wriitng is generally expressive ( a few minor ebook formatting issues should have been caught though), the personal dynamics between the characters good, the children (a tricky skill) well cast. But ... there's just a bit too much contrivance and impalusability for me to take any of it seriously.The author does provide a useful afterword where he tries to delineate the more specific differences between 'known' physics of the time, and his inventions. Coupled with the appologetic forward - for not sucessfully imagining the interent and mobiles - this works quite well. But it only covers the physics. Like the rest of the book, the issues of biology and pyscology are completely ignored. A small spark. Not terrible, but it isn't going to set the world aflame either.
    • 2/5
      Ponderous and outdated. It's hard to scare up the necessary 20 words to make a review. I am reminded of some of Fred Hoyle's unreadable "scientific" SF, books where the science overtakes the fiction. I kinda wonder why this 1991 novel is being made available now.I received a review copy of this book through Librarything.com.
    • 3/5
      A decent read, worth checking out for fans of hard science fiction. As noted in the author's forward, it's dated in some unfortunate ways - it was "near future" in 1987, so made predictions about the mid-90s that didn't work out too well. It was pretty jarring to me - maybe 50 years from now it'll be easier to ignore, but for now it isn't aging well.The story itself is engaging and interesting, though the huge implications of the premise are only lightly mentioned in favor of a more immediate thriller plot. Most of the dialog didn't read well for me, which actually has more to do with my rating than the tech issues.Strangely, one of the most enjoyable parts of the book for me was the Afterword. Really a very interesting and worthwhile discussion there.
    • 5/5
      Very good book, a perfect blend of real science and science fiction!Sure, it was written in 1980s and technology then is pretty old (BBS, anyone?) but it, for me in least, was nice blast from past.
    • 4/5
      This is quite an interesting book - the basic story is about a coupe of university researchers have stumbled on a new electromagnetic effect whilst undertaking some research for the woman's doctoral research.At first her research advisor doesn't see the point of the new directions of research - his company was suffering financially and he'd just been threatened by on of his contractors over some, er, dubious research he'd undertaken for them but when some of the implications became clear, he reckons this could be the saviour of his company but the main researchers had other thoughts! Research should be shared, not put into corporate silos but they don't realise the risks they were putting themselves in. First, it was the bugs in the lab and their advisor's office, then the bungled attempt to steal the tech that left one of the researchers and a colleague's children exiled in another universe! The kidnapping of the second researcher and the advisor succeded but the kidnappers refused to believe the truth...The story itself worked quite well and the way that Dr Cramer went about describing the research parts of the story were quite good fun too but some parts of the story depend on computer technology and this story, written in 1987, totally misses any mention of the internet (though Cramer ought to have been aware of it's predecessor), and some of the terminology used for the computers is just laughable these days so you find yourself jarred out of the story evey so often (the story is set in an undefined 'day after tomorrow')
    • 3/5
      This is a science fiction novel about a scientist making a huge discovery, having a bit of an accident with an experiment and having to survive on his wits alone. It paints a pretty accurate picture of what it is like to be a scientist today.
    • 3/5
      Twistor is a blast from the past (and the future!) a "hard science" science fiction novel written in the 1980's.Which means that the author works like a horse to set up his fictional physics premise (Get on with the story already!), and then is almost charmingly out-of-date with his computer hacking sub-plot. (4800 baud modems - oh my!)A physics professor and a grad student are building a machine and discover by chance that the machine allows access to a "Shadow Universe".Of course you know Part II - the young physicist and two cute but resourceful kids get sucked into the "shadow universe" and have to learn how to survive and try to get back. Meanwhile back on Earth two or three different groups of Big Bads are doing strange spy thriller stuff to try to get the secret of the "shadow universe" for their own - though honestly I can't see why. (And the less said about the romantic sub-plot, the better) The problem for me is twofold: everyone makes long speeches that rather clumsily set up the exposition and try to justify the science. . But the bigger problem is that despite torture and kidnapping and being dumped into another universe, nobody ever seems to be in peril and nothing ever seems to be at stake. I read it as a period piece and enjoyed it. But believe me science fiction has (thankfully) moved on from this.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book more and more the longer it went on. I thought that it took a while to really get going, and there were some things that I found irritating towards the beginning, but about halfway through I forgot about all of that because I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next, as it seemed like the possibilities were endless. I especially enjoyed the afterword, in which the curtain was pulled aside to reveal where the real science ended and the science fiction began - a very welcome addition to a hard science fiction novel.
    • 5/5
      Loved it! Excellent SF without the too-typical excessive distortions (FTL, time travel etc).This is a book that was written long ago and has now been digitized. This shows in the rather frequent OCR errors, which are mildly distracting. The outdated early-internet technology described was actually a fun "blast from the past"...I guess my main complaint is that some of the dialog reads way too forced. People don't lecture each other, particularly on stuff the other already knows. This is most pronounced early on, when many concepts need to be introduced.Overall, a very highly enjoyable story.
    • 5/5
      Wow! A fine specimen of speculative science fiction, Twistor by John Cramer sprinkles in just enough real science along with "rubber science" to help the reader believe what just might be possible someday. This story also has romance, action, fantastical creatures and adventure! If science bores you to tears, please don't pick up this book, but if you are interested in theoretical physics and what could some day be discovered about shadow universes existing parallel to our own, this is a very satisfying postulation. I highly recommend it!I received a free electronic copy of this book for the purpose of reviewing through Library Thing Early Reviewers.
    • 4/5
      Something goes wrong in with David and Melissa's high energy physics experiment. When this results in dissapearances David is blamed rather than accepting the theory of Melissa and Allan, the physics professor. Then the gangsters get involved.The story we well written and had a lot interesting twists, though it was over the top in a few places. The characters, however, were a bit flat. The children in particular were one dimensional. There were a few strange plot devices, such as the psychoanalysis by the mother during the telling of the story. The love affair seemed obligatory. The nastiness of the gangsters was unnecessary.
    • 5/5
      The writing style and content of the first couple chapters of Twistor is the weakest of the book and I found it difficult to get through the first dozen pages or so and some aspects of the book are dated. Then, suddenly, the adventure story and the science stories and the intrigue together made it really hard to put this book down. This was one that I wish hadn't ended.
    • 5/5
      This is my first venture into “hard science fiction”. The author certainly draws upon his experience and weaves an exciting albeit academic tale about an alternate universe discovered by graduate students in the university’s Physics laboratory. The interplay of departmental politics, greed, governmental intervention and criminal mayhem make for an exciting adventure with counterpoint provided by his colleague's two children. The science may be dated, as there is a fine line between the real and hypothetical and scientific theory moves on. Nonetheless Cramer has managed to carry it to the end. It was a dry read but once you start you will not want to put it down.

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    Twistor - John Cramer

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