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The novel follows a clandestine struggle over a quantum computing breakthrough that could decrypt any enemy code. A U.S. government scientist, Dr. Jaron Kwok, is murdered in Hong Kong, igniting a frantic hunt across international borders. As the U.S. and China vie to develop and secure this devastating technology, alliances shift and dangerous secrets surface—raising questions about power, ethics, and the future of humanity.
Rambling on the battle between nations, the story confronts the limits of science and the moral cost of knowledge. With twenty‑first‑century machines becoming almost divine, the quest for the ultimate weapon may be humanity’s last defense or its undoing.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk
Authors: Howard V. Hendrix
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