Born from the threat of nuclear weapons comes a program to build an impenetrable defence against them. The technical obstacles are enormous, the costs exorbitant, and the results dubious. Philip Quine didn't come to the Lab to work on weapons, but his expertise with X-rays leads him to Superbright, in theory an orbital battle-station to shoot down missiles, in reality little more than a spotty test data. Superbright is only the beginning, as Quine is drawn further away from the pure physics he set out to do and deeper into the machinations of those who would use the Lab for their own monetary or ideological advantage.
- ISBN10 0312268939
- ISBN13 9780312268930
- Publish Date 31 December 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 November 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 400
- Language English