The Oppenheimer Alternative
Book description
"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale."―Publishers Weekly
A nail-biting new science fiction thriller from Robert J. Sawyer; the all-time worldwide leader in award-wins as a science fiction or fantasy novelist.
"Well worth reading.―Analog Science Fiction and Fact
“Really great, a page turner. I was hooked from the…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Oppenheimer Alternative as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have been obsessed with the possibility of nuclear war since childhood. In conjunction with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic Oppenheimer (2023) brought this obsession to the fore again, which led me to The Oppenheimer Alternative.
The novel starts out as an only slightly fictionalised biography, but then takes a fantastic turn: soon after their creation of the first atomic bomb scientists make a shocking discovery about our sun. In a race against time and in total secrecy, they have to find a way to prevent the extinction of all life on our planet. This race…