Quantum

Tom Grace's second book was even better than his first -- Sypder Web. While Sypder Web and Quantum were quick and enjoyable reads, Quantum is more polished. Although Quantum's characters and technical explanations lack the depth and detail, respectively, of a Clancy novel, the trade off is that the reader can actually move towards the end of the book in reasonably short order.Unlike many other books of the genre, Quantum is a book that can be left on the coffee table for the enjoyment of nearly anyone in the household because it is devoid of gratuatus sex -- in the same vein as the late Robert Ludlum -- and is less violent than any episode of Xena, Warrier Princess.I strongly suspect that Tom's next book will continue to surpass our expecations.

This book started out fast paced and held my attention throughout. I recommend this book to anyone that likes the larger than life action heroes. This is my first book by Tom Grace, but it won't be my last.

Is Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt one of your guilty pleasures? If so, Tom Grace's QUANTUM will have you hooked. Is the book literature? Of course not! But as an adventure novel, QUANTUM is a satisfying discovery for me. (I will mostlikely seek out Grace's first novel SPYDER WEB.) Like Cussler, Grace spins a good yarn and is a much more polished writer.I was bitterly disappointed in a recent reading of THE ICE LIMIT, and was in need for a fix of fine escapist fare and found it in QUANTUM

Nolan Kilkenny becomes involved in a world of international intrigue when a technological breakthrough offers as much danger as promise. Jerry O'Connell's film background lends to an engrossing narrative style which brings this international thriller to life.

On December 10, 1948 in Ann Arbor, someone guns down scientist Johann Wolf. The killer honestly thought Johann collaborated with the Nazis, helping murder innocent people through medical experiments.Fifty years later at the University of Michigan, Professors Ted Sandstrom and Raphael Paramo invent a device that generates and stores a large amount of energy from a much smaller source. However, a Russian scientist listens to Ted's lecture before returning home to inform her bosses about the cutting edge technology. Moscow businessman Victor Olov plans to attain the device even if it requires KGB-like skills to succeed. This places Olov and his minions against Nolan Kilkenny who plans to make the eventual transfer of Ted's experimental design to industrial use. Olov and Kilkenny soon learn that Ted's work follows much of the theories of the ingenious Johann, missing for fifty years.QUANTUM is an exciting thriller that entertains the reader although it's understandable there is a lot of difficult scientific information provided in the fast-paced story line. The lead couple is an enchanting duet who loves one another, but has not yet committed to each other. The villain is a stereotypical nasty character who is a Russian capitalist who will do anything to gain an edge. Fans of scientific espionage thrillers will fully enjoy Tom Grace returning with the stars of his previous triumphant work SPYDER WEB.Harriet Klausner