Quarantine: A Novel of Quantum Catastrophe by Greg Egan

Quarantine: A Novel of Quantum Catastrophe by Greg Egan
Harper Paperbacks, ISBN 0 061 05423 2
Price paid: 1,00$

Quarantine: A Novel of Quantum Catastrophe is a strange book. It starts as cyberpunk story, with a private detective hired by a private company to find a missing person with brain malfunctions. It suddenly twists into becoming a story of secret organizations, induced loyalty and so on. It develops to become a quantum physics student's wet dream.

Quantum Physics and Mechanics are bluntly explained here and become the integral focus of the plot, as a company tries to create the ultimate program to let human beings voluntarily select and collapse quantum waves with their minds. Imagine, if you will, determining whether Schrõdinger's Cat is alive or dead, before opening the box.

The story moves well, the thrills and questions end up being answered in a satisfying manner towards the end. As the book ended, I craved for more; for a continuation. This is the sign of it being a good book.

Is it worth a dollar?

Definitely. It's a nice Sci-Fi story, it includes cyberpunk elements and you end up learning a bit more about the Quantum Theory and that cannot be all that bad.