The Storyline
What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole?What if that fantastic object - smaller than an atom, older than the stars, heavier than a mountain - is still down there, orbiting deep inside the earth, slowly consuming the planet?
What if only a rookie government agent and an uncannily-insightful consultant stand between a renegade Russian billionaire and his plans to use the black hole to change history - or end it?
What if it's all true?
Praise for Singularity
"Singularity is a swift, gripping novel with a goose-pimple mix of scary science and near-future action. An excellent debut from Bill DeSmedt - and I'll be looking forward to his next one!"- Greg Bear, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author
"I very much enjoyed Singularity. Bill got the vast majority of the physics right, which is highly unusual - especially in a book that is such a good read."
- Kip Thorne, author of Black Holes and Time Warps
"DeSmedt veers an action-packed thriller into perilous realms of black hole physics. The combination of adrenaline and intellect sizzles."
- David Brin, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author
Accolades
* Winner of the Gold Medal for Science Fiction in Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year Awards* Winner of the Independent Publishers Association's Ippy prize for Best Fantasy/Science Fiction novel of 2004
* Singularity podcast named an SFFaudio Essential , November 2006
* Singularity nominated for the 2007 Parsec Awards - Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novel Form)
Additional Resources
For an alternative view of the Tunguska event and to explore the science behind Singularity, visit the Vurdalak Conjecture website .For more information about Singularity or the author visit Bill DeSmedt’s Official website .
Appearances & Updates
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