''Broken Symmetries'' is a novel by
Paul Preuss published in 1983.
Plot summary
''Broken Symmetries'' is a novel in which the power generated by the US/Japanese TERAC accelerator in Hawaii is the subject of both scientific and political conflict.
Reception
Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...
reviewed ''Broken Symmetries'' for ''
White Dwarf
A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...
'' #62, and stated that "''Broken Symmetries'' has its flaws – like a spy-novel cliché or two – but it's an impressive and unnerving performance. In the tradition of Greg Benford's ''Timescape''."
Reviews
*Review by Debbie Notkin (1983) in
Locus
Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to:
Entertainment
* Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front
* ''Locus'' (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine
** ''Locus Award' ...
, #273 October 1983
*Review by Tom Easton (1984) in
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact
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, February 1984
*Review by Norman Spinrad (1984) in
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publication ...
, December 1984
References
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1983 novels