Publisher, Macmillan Audio (January 2008)

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Some call it the greatest scientific breakthrough in history, others call it blasphemy.

The world’s biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to unlock the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself. The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world’s most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of heaven?

Twelve scientists under the leadership of a famed Nobel Laureate are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on...And what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest from the team their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world—or save it. The countdown begins...

About the Author: Douglas Preston is the New York Times bestselling author of Tyrannosaur Canyon. He is also the co-author with Lincoln Child of the famed Pendergast series of novels, including such bestselling titles as The Book of the Dead and The Wheel of Darkness, as well as Relic, which was made into a #1 box office hit movie. His other solo novels include Jennie, made into a movie by Disney, and The Codex.

“Every time I write, I take a journey to a far away place.” —Douglas Preston