David Walton is the author of six novels and recipient of the Philip K. Dick Award for his first novel, Terminal Mind. Superposition and Supersymmetry are quantum physics murder mysteries. He is also the author of Quintessence, a science fantasy in which the Earth is really flat, and its sequel, Quintessence Sky. David lives a double life as a top secret engineer working with the US intelligence community by day, and the mild-mannered father of seven children at night.
"This is great sci-fi, constantly pushing new facts and new
thoughts at you, and--most important--weaving them into a plot as
well.... Walton keeps the ideas, sensations and plot twists coming.
Twenty pages from the end, you still don't know who will win--or
who deserves to. With this book and his earlier "quantum" stories,
Walton has brought hard sci-fi roaring back to life." --WALL STREET
JOURNAL "David Walton, who wrote the stellar Superposition and
Supersymmetry, deserves to be a lot better known than he is. The
tightly plotted and smoothly written The Genius Plague proves that
.... In Walton's hands, what could be a straightforward ''we must
save humanity with science'' thriller (not that there's anything
wrong with that), becomes, at times, a meditation on what makes us
human and why that alone is a survival advantage.... A winner."
--LOCUS "Paired with relentless pacing, an action-packed narrative,
and a cast of interesting characters, Walton's fluid writing style
and tightly constructed plot produce a virtually un-put-down-able
read. Tonally the love child of Crichton's The Andromeda Strain and
Aldiss' SF classic Hothouse, this is a page-turner of the highest
order." --Kirkus Reviews "Fast-paced and engaging, this had me rapt
from beginning to end. A surprisingly vicious, timely look at the
line between humanity and its environment. Beautifully done. I am
eating a mushroom omelet as revenge." --Mira Grant, New York
Times-bestselling author of Feed "David Walton is one of our very
best writers of science-fiction thrillers, and The Genius Plague is
a triumph from first page to last. This one will stick with you."
--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night
"Riveting. David Walton gives us a wild ride through new
territory." --Jack McDevitt, Nebula Award-winning author of the
Alex Benedict and Priscilla Hutchins novels "Once areader picks up
Walton's latest whirlwind sf thriller, she will not be able to put
it down." --Booklist Walton infuses his latest novel with
adventure, spycraft, humor, and shudders.... The Genius Plague
freshens up the nature-versus-man archetype with an unusual
"critter" and contemporary global politics, resulting in a
page-turning read that is also thought-provoking. We may never look
at mushrooms the same way again." --ForeWord Reviews "This original
and frightening ecological response to human activity dances
tantalizingly on the edge of believability. Adding to questions of
species survival are chewy concepts that touch on individual choice
and free will." --Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR SUPERPOSITION "This
is the way sci-fi ought to be." --WALL STREET JOURNAL "An expanding
universe of delight." --WASHINGTON POST
"Gripping, suspenseful and original, this is a page-turning novel
that readers are sure to devour. " --RT BOOK REVIEWS "Walton
delivers fast-paced action, suspense and riveting mystery--all of
it spinning about a core of vivid, speculative science. Enjoy some
tense, imaginative fun." --David Brin, Hugo and Nebula
Award-winning author of Existence PRAISE FOR SUPERSYMMETRY "Thrills
and spills and sheer excitement on full-throttle overdrive."
--KIRKUS REVIEWS "This sequel to Superposition is just as excellent
as the first. Fast-paced, mind-bending, super-scientific yet fully
accessible. . . . Full of new possibilities and probabilities,
Supersymmetry gives readers a peek into what the future may hold
and the cost that comes with it. This is a science fiction novel
full of humanity and all its inherent beauty and ugliness. --RT
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