Observer

by Nancy Kress and Robert Lanza

Book Overview

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"Mind-bending ... A novel full of life-affirming ideas." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)"The cutting edge of science tipping into something new and marvelous ... a startling, fascinating novel." - KIM STANLEY ROBINSON, New York Times bestselling author "Real science and limitless imagination combine in a thrilling story you won't soon forget." - ROBIN COOK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Coma (and 37 other international bestsellers)"Brilliant ... A riveting and moving story." - RHONDA BYRNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Secret.Caro Soames-Watkins, a talented neurosurgeon whose career has been upended by controversy, is jobless, broke, and the sole supporter of her sister, a single mother with a severely disabled child.When she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sam Watkins, a great uncle she barely knows, desperation forces her to take it in spite of serious suspicions.Watkins has built a mysterious medical facility in the Caribbean to conduct research into the nature of consciousness, reality, and life after death. Helped in his mission by his old friend, eminent physicist George Weigert, and young tech entrepreneur Julian Dey, Sam has gone far beyond curing the body to develop a technology that could solve the riddle of mortality.Two obstacles stand in their way: someone on the inside is leaking intel and Watkins' failing body must last long enough for the technology to be ready.As danger mounts, Caro finds more than she bargained for, including murder, love, and a deeper understanding into the nature of reality. A mind-expanding journey to the very edges of science, Observer will thrill you, inspire you, and lead you to think about life and the power of the imagination in startling new ways.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611883431
• ISBN13: 9781611883435
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Story Plant
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Simply WOW

“The conscious observer is primary. It creates everything else.” When I originally saw this book on my Facebook feed I was intrigued. And when I got a pre release copy I was overwhelmed ( hence the late review). I'd start it, then stop, then start it again and this time I read it all the way through. I could see what Lanza and Kress were getting at. As a theologian I was glad to see that "no stone was left unturned", that not only is this a physics fed fiction book, but philosophy and science also figure heavily. Now, before you turn away saying this is too much, it's also about the wanting, the deep needing to be together. What George and Sam ( and Julian, Caroline, Trevor and Ellen) develop is a way we can be with those who are no longer with us; a presentation so phenomenal you'll shake your head. Might this really happen someday? Could it? Should it? You get a copy and see for yourself. Someday, when I can better afford it, I'd love to own a physical copy so I could bod to it on my shelf and share what is so far in my top 3 for 2023. Highly recommended 5/5