That is, until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery, one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve: far out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Sure, the life he's chosen isn't much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he's content with his quiet and peaceful existence. The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. The Fold is one story I’ll be recommending to all the science fiction fans I know.A page-turning science-fiction thriller from the author of Paradox Bound and the Ex-Heroes series. He may be a genius, but he’s human and readers can identify with him regardless. However, despite his photographic memory and high IQ, Mike Erikson is completely sympathetic main character who is well-fleshed out. I’m usually annoyed by main characters who are just magically smarter than anyone else and able to solve the problem while everyone else is clueless.
I was simultaneously reminded of old school science fiction while marveling at how fresh the story felt. Instant transportation à la Star Trek sounds like an old school plot point, but Peter Clines puts a new spin on it. But this science fiction novel deserves to become a classic. I didn’t know anything about it except it was sci-fi. It was on my large to-read stack and I more or less selected it at random. I went into reading this book with absolutely no expectations… which is a bit unusual. If I tried to describe how this book plays out, it’s part mystery, part classic sci-fi, and part thriller. And science fiction fans should definitely read this book. This author obviously expects his readers to be science fiction fans. Why do the scientists refuse to unveil their work, even after hundreds of successful tests? How does it function? And why does everything feel wrong? Why is this on our bookshelf? Mike Erikson may not be a physicist, but with a high IQ and eidetic memory, he’s uniquely suited to the task of figuring out the Albuquerque Door project. “…the secret to instant travel might not be trying to manipulate the traveler, but rather to manipulate the distance traveled.” To discover the cause, a high school english teacher is brought in.
Despite the success, there is an undercurrent of uneasiness. At a research facility in San Diego shrouded in secrecy, a world-changing discovery has been made.
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