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Blasphemy

by Douglas Preston

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I really try to like religious based fiction (read as much of the Left Behind series as I could manage ~8 of them or so)... but they all seem to go down the same path, dividing the world into two, equally insane, factions - those who believe and those who do not.

I think, in reality, people are not so diametrically opposed, or at least not in such great numbers. Of course, there are freaks in every group, but not so many that you can paint the whole group with that brush.

Anyway... it's an ok book. Not particularly suspenseful, not particularly engaging, but enough so that I could finish reading it. ( )
crazybatcow | May 12, 2009 |  
As a fan of Douglas Preston, I had high expectations for Blasphemy. The Navajo Nation setting and focus on science immediately drew my interest. Although the story dealt with an interesting premise, I quickly figured out the motives of each character and raced through the book to see if I'd made the right guess. I did. Although I enjoyed the book, it read more as a classic mystery rather than an intriguing thriller. Although I found the religious issues interesting, I thought the role of the stereotypical government officials, tv evangelist, fundamentalist preacher and his followers was predictable. I'm a huge fan of Preston, but I hope his next novel will dig deeper and provide more surprises. ( )
eduscapes | Apr 4, 2009 |  
Scientists build a supercollider in the remote area of Red Mesa, New Mexico. Things start happening and it appears that in the process of trying to overcome computer and system glitches with the supercollider, they have met God. Or have they?
Christians and scientists both are portrayed as a bit wacko.
It is a good read, though. It did fall apart a little at the end for me, but all in all, entertaining. ( )
PINERAT | Apr 1, 2009 |  
A true surprise. ( )
flurryofdarkness | Mar 14, 2009 |  
it felt apart at the end for me; felt like the author wasn't sure if this was a action book or a sci-fi book, but the two didn't meld well in my mind, in this book at least
I did not appreciate the way Christians were portrayed in the book...as nutzos, follow the leader no matter what types. And I disagree that the author rejects the view his book is anit-Christian mostly based on the fact that Wyman, a character in the book) is a devout Catholic. Huh? The book does mention he is Catholic, and he did spend some time in a monastery after his wife's murder, but I in no way felt the author developed his Wyman character as a "devout" Catholic. As a matter of fact, I'm of the opinion that Wyman still did not have a firm Christian foundation even by the end of the book.
Some Christians will find the character portrayals extremely disturbing and deliberately provacative. ( )
lppn38 | Jan 24, 2009 |  
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0765311054, Hardcover)

The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself.
 
The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world’s most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven?
 
Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world…or save it.
 
The countdown begins…

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