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Sam Dance is a young soldier who, after his brother Keenan is killed at Pearl Harbor, vows to do everything he can to end the war. During his training he discovers a talent for science and engineering, earning a place in special projects focusing on code breaking, electronics, and physics—fields rapidly gaining importance to the Allied war effort. While studying, Sam is mentored by a brilliant female physicist who shares her plans for a device that promises to end not only the conflict but humanity's tendency toward war. Recruited for missions across Europe, Sam tackles both theoretical challenges and practical battlefield problems. He balances his duties with a love of jazz and a persistent effort to build the mysterious device. Later, he learns that the device works in ways far beyond his imagination, reshaping the war and the future.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Kathleen Ann Goonan
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