By: Bill DeSmedt
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Rated: R For Language and Sexual Content.
All ratings are out of 5
Over all Rating: 4
Geek Rating: 5
Hard Science: 5
Kid Friendly: 1
SciFi: 5
Singularity, is a hard hitting Sci/Fi, with plenty of hard science to back it up. When the Astrophysicist Jack Adler shows up in Tunguska, with his theory that a black hole and not a comet or meteor caused the 1908 event, he didn't expect a warm welcome, but what he got was beyond his wildest dreams. Never did he believe that his little research trip would turn into, and fight for his life and the lives of every person on the planet.
The story starts following a rookie undercover agent, an astrophysicist and a top of the line business consultant, and brings them all together in ways none of them could imagine. The is a wild ride that if it didn't have naked singularities in it would be hard not to classify as action adventure. If you like, computer hacking, black hole physics, crazy Russian schemes, hit men for hire, beautiful women, expensive boats, chase scenes, cloak and dagger or stories about the end of the world you will like this book.
Bill DeSmedt, has masterfully crafted a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the moment you pick the book up (or in my case put the head phones in your ears) to the last second. The audio version of this, which you can find a podiobooks, is of the very highest quality.
This book is wonderfully done, keeping true to the hard science where possible, and stretching the rules without breaking them only where absolutely necessary. The characters are full of depth and emotion so that you even feel something the deadly hired gun. Mr. DeSmedt's use of language turned even the sometimes dry world of astrophysics into something almost poetical. With the exception of, what I feel, were slightly more graphic than needed sex scenes, I would give this book my highest rating.
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