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At a research laboratory in Seattle, Dr. David Harrison accidentally uncovers the Twistor Effect, a groundbreaking scientific phenomenon that creates portals to countless alternate universes. His discovery threatens to grant anyone with its secrets unlimited power, drawing the attention of industrial spies and ruthless corporate assassins. Faced with imminent danger, Harrison escapes into an uncharted "shadow world" accessed through the very portals he has opened. In this unknown realm, he confronts the unsettling reality that escape may no longer be possible, and the stakes of his discovery far exceed any laboratory safety protocols.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: John Cramer
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