This novel is gripping, right up until the first bomb is dropped. The interpersonal tensions and big personalities of the real-world Manhattan Project make for some fascinating reading as they tackle the issues surrounding the creation of the first atomic bombs. One small decision made differently that makes sense, and everything flows from that departure point. It’s a believable departure from the real history. The first 350 pages are a taught, meticulously researched alternate history that delves into the nitty-gritty technical details of the race to build an atomic bomb. SF author Benford (the Galactic Center series) makes the relevant science accessible to the lay reader in this intriguing alternate history thriller that. While the science is front and centre (not unusual in a Benford novel), the characters do not take a backseat. REWRITE loops in the times stape Also by Gregory Benford The Berlin Project. These are people that Benford knows, and he writes about them with evident affection. His knowledge of the people he’s writing about shines through, and they feel like fully rounded human beings, in a way that some of the protagonists in his previous novels have not.
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