American and
European scientists are using bigger and faster particle accelerators to
smash atoms into smaller and smaller pieces. They are looking for the
Higgs boson, the particle that gives matter mass, the "God
Particle." What if they find it?
Ray Crawford, a nuclear
physicist frustrated with obscurity and elusive fame, agrees to conduct
the 13th Power experiments at Solartech Labs in Simi Valley. At stake:
the technology for STAR WARS, a particle beam of unimaginable power. His
place in history is close at hand when his estranged daughter returns
after 19 years abroad, forcing him to reassess his priorities. It will
take all his skill as a scientist to save the world from the 13th Power
and all his love as a father to protect Lisa from his past.
The 13th Power is a
fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi thriller that will keep you turning
pages to the brutal end.
