<![CDATA[Blasphemy]]>

false <![CDATA[Blasphemy]]> 1234704 11 <div><div><div>The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself. </div><div> </div><div>The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world’s most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven? </div><div> </div><div>Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world…or save it. </div><div> </div><div>The countdown begins…</div></div></div> 2498661 2007 Blasphemy total:941|5:133|4:321|3:332|2:122|1:33| 941 3222 1311 216 4 1 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 06:19:36 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 06:27:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Oct 10 13:48:31 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 15:47:33 -0800 2008 Excellent 'mysteries of the universe' thriller

As an avid reader of thrillers, especially ones with a measure of the supernatural (these are also the types of books I like to write), Blasphemy is a book that I absolutely had to have based on the story description. It plumbs the depth of s...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 02:07:36 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 19:10:17 -0700 2008
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I picked up this book because I liked the character of Wyman Ford (former CIA operative and former monk) from Tyrannosaur Canyon, although I certainly wasn't prepared for what came next. Ford is called upon to look into what's goin...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:34:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:23:27 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:12:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:23:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 12:00:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 12:13:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:05:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:30:06 -0700 2009
Douglas Preston is a great storyteller who has written several books, both by himself and with Lincoln Child.

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I'm giving two stars instead of one only because the main story regarding the computer was interesting. At least it was until the big "Why this is happening" bit. Actually, it wasn't near...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 17 07:52:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:42:16 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:52:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 19 06:40:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 06:55:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 10 10:30:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 09:28:07 -0700 2009
In this book, CIA agent and former monk Wyman Ford agrees to go undercover t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 08 14:26:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:26:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:44:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:22:30 -0700 2009 once more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 16:43:01 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 16:51:04 -0700 2009
I enjoyed this book by one of my favorite authors. My only criticism is that Hazelius, one of the ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 04:00:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 04:07:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 09:15:14 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 09:27:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:56:05 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 15:03:15 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 02 05:41:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 05:47:36 -0700 2009 and enjoyed that immensely (who didn't want to be an archaeologist as a child). However, I didn't really like this book - it ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 09:38:29 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 09:45:29 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1234704