| View Larger Image | The God Particle: A Novel | Paperbackby Richard Cox (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Del Rey | | Page Count: | 320 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 31, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 337,126th |
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Product Description
There is a divine spark within us all.In one man, that spark is about to explode.American businessman Steve Keeley is hurtled three stories to the cold cobblestone street in Zurich. In the days that follow, a doctor performs miraculous surgery on Keeley, who wakes up to find that everything about his world has changed. He seems to sense things before they happen, and he thinks he’s capable of feats that are clearly impossible. It’s a strange and compelling new world for him, one he quickly realizes is also incredibly dangerous.Meanwhile at a $12 billion facility in hardscrabble North Texas, a super collider lies two hundred feet beneath the Earth’s surface. Leading a team of scientists, Mike McNair, a brilliant physicist, works to uncover one of the universe’s greatest secrets–a theoretical particle that binds the universe together, often called The God Particle. When his efforts are undermined by the man who has poured his own vast fortune into the project, McNair begins to suspect that something in his research has gone very, very wrong.Now, these two men are about to come together, battling mysteries of science and of the soul–and venturing to a realm beyond reason, beyond faith, perhaps even beyond life and death. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 20 reviews)
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Great! by TigersCaddy  5 Stars
December 12, 2008
The God Particle is a good read so far. I'm a little over halfway through it.
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Entertainment that will make you think. by Highlandsflower (Timbuktu, Mali)  4 Stars
June 13, 2007
The God Particle is an interesting read, to say the least. Mr. Cox manages to combine science, theology, and even a bit of romance in this novel of suspense and intrigue. Personally, I would have liked to have seen a bit more character development for a couple of the characters, but overall it was a solid effort. I will certainly look forward to future works by Mr. Cox.
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No Content by Dar Scott (Albuquerque)  2 Stars
March 19, 2007
This SF novel starts out with an interesting pair of plot lines: A man falls from a window and yet is somehow alive. A scientist in Texas is looking for Higgs particles.
Then the novel gets bogged down in naïve theological dialog and (I'm being nitpicky here) biblical errors.
However, the sex scenes and disrespect of marriage were the last straw. I put this down after reading two-thirds. It showed no promise at all.
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Entertaining Possibilities by Josie Renwah (Olympia, WA) 5 Stars
November 19, 2006
Richard Cox has written an exciting work of fiction melding the diverse perspectives of his characters, quantum physics, religion, romance, and conspiracy theory into an accelerating read.
The science is woven into the book in a way that appeals to both science minded non-fiction readers and those who enjoy the fantasy of fiction.
His characters are human, rich, and vivid allowing empathy for even the ones I loved to hate. I enjoyed the conversations of science and religion and found them to be as engaging as the plot itself. The last half of the book really speeds up, keeping the reader pushing towards the end to reveal the answers.
The God Particle is a book about seeking answers. If you spend time pondering the deep questions, I recommend giving the God Particle a read. Also pick up Rift by Richard Cox. You'll dig it.
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Literary Bait and Switch by David D. Deyo (Portland, Oregon USA)  1 Stars
December 29, 2005
I bought this novel in part due to the description on the back cover and in part because it came recommended by a shelf tag from a store employee touting this novel as a "high concept" bit of science fiction that blends spiritual themes with emerging ideas in physics.
For me, this novel failed to deliver what was promised. I'm a big fan of books about the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. Among my favorites is Gary Zukav's "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" which gave a great intro to quantum physics and tied it in very well with metaphysical and even spiritual implications.
While "The God Particle" has Mike McNair and Dallas news anchor Kelly Smith engaged in an airplane coversation about the relative territories of science, reason, and faith, these are never explored much beyond seeming contention between science and spirituality. There's no common ground explored aside from each being ways of seeing the universe.
In fact, in 300 pages of novel, I'd estimate that barely 30 pages of the entire book are spent exploring the implications of discovering the Higgs boson or of the experiment performed on Steve Keely in which he seems at first to be able to sense the Higgs field. Most of the story was spent on the sexual liasons and betrayals of various characters. This book was more a poorly-constructed tale of lust than an exploration of how the Higgs boson might be a key link between the worlds of human consciousness and the fundamental construction of reality.
If Cox had spent as much energy dealing with the implications of the science as he did voyeurism, sexual betrayal, and failed relationships, this might have been a read worthy of being called science fiction. As it was, the science felt like draping around a Harlequin paperback, much as you would find the trappings of pirates or colonial America.
When the narrative finally turned the bulk of its attention to the subject at hand near the end of the novel, the connection between the experimental brain surgery performed on Steve Keely and the superconducting super collider in Texas felt rushed and poorly explained, as if the author realized he had to drag the tale out of the bedroom and back into the science to wrap up a loose end or two.
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