Brad Parks

It was an OK read, a mix of virology and quantum physics that barely skimmed the surface of the science. I thought the references to Schrodinger's Cat were interesting. To quote a physicist at the University of Texas, "The cat ends up both dead and alive at the same time. Because the existence of a cat that is both dead and alive at the same time is absurd and does not happen in the real world, this thought experiment shows that wave function collapses are not just driven by conscious observers." While the thought experiment was interesting, it really went nowhere in the context of the story. Neither did the virus that Matt was supposedly working on. The switching of Points-of-View between Emmett, Matt's wife and Plottner wasn't necessary.

The plot did propel the reader forward, however, to determine what was actually going on. I just would have liked to read a more in depth discussion of what Matt's research actually was, why it was important, what Sheena's contribution might have been (real or imagined), and why the Defense Dept and Plottner might actually care.… (mere)