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Möbius: The Timeless Artifact Paperback – June 19, 2022

by Brandon Q. Morris (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 612 ratings
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Tomorrow is yesterday.

It is 2056. Mathematics professor Elisabeth Gabai is fascinated by multi-dimensional forms that have no equivalent in reality. Then, her boss sends her to the site of an artifact that might have come straight from her theories—or from the technology of an advanced civilization.

Twenty-eight years earlier, physicist Max Webber is hell-bent on improving Einstein’s theories of relativity. His latest concept seems flawless, except it predicts the end of humanity. The extinction of Earth can only be prevented if Max can locate a multi-dimensional object. He’s in a hurry; tomorrow will inevitably be too late.

But how is he supposed to accomplish this goal when physics tells us the artifact he seeks cannot possibly exist?

Hard Science Fiction Thriller.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B4KB7R1V
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (June 19, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8834578925
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.96 x 8 inches
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 612 ratings

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Brandon Q. Morris is a physicist and space specialist. He has long been concerned with space issues, both professionally and privately and while he wanted to become an astronaut, he had to stay on Earth for a variety of reasons. He is particularly fascinated by the "what if” and through his books he aims to share compelling hard science fiction stories that could actually happen, and someday may happen. Morris is the author of several internationally best-selling science fiction novels.

At www.hard-sf.com he provides information on current research and projects. Follow him if you want to be informed in time.

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David E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Time running backwards???????
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2022
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This book focuses on two people at two different times, who apparently know each other. Elizabeth is a topologist called in to investigate an unexplainable object found buried in Iceland. Meanwhile Max is a theoretical physicist attempting to create a new theory of time. Other people are after this object, placing Elizabeth in danger.
Max dreams of a similar object which he eventually finds in the archives beneath Princeton University. However as we read on we find that Max has calculated that a quanta of time is 24 hours and every day he is discovering the object anew.... The peculiar object has a coded message embedded which gives some explanation.... But not all.

This is a thought provoking novel about time and how we interact with it. There is intrigue, mystery, peril, surprise, suspense , romance and I look forward to finding out more of what happened in the 2nd book.
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William S. Morris
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh what a tangled web
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
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This book was going well until the hanging ending. It's hard to tell anything about the story because it has various tangles that come about that to tell about them would be giving away a part of the story. Significant is to keep in mind the time everything is happening as we bounce back and forth between Max and Elizabeth. I have a problem that in some episodes time is going backward, and others time is going forward. For the backwards ones I worry that they are experiencing a parallel time frame, and their cavalier way of indebting themselves has consequences for the timeline. Many questions are asked and left unanswered. Probably to be answered in the next book. It would even be inappropriate to discuss the questions because they are a part of the mystery of this book. So I recommend delving into the book and getting your mind all entangled as you read it then buy the next book because you'll become addicted to finding out what happened.
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Mark Daniels
3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing physics, questionable plot.
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2022
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I was curious after reading this book so I looked up the author on wikipedia. His name is Matthias Matting and he is a trained physicist, so I assume his physics speculations are valid. There are basic issues with his use of momentum in the story, so I assume that is due to sloppy writing.
He has apparently written over forty books in less than five years, so he spends less than six weeks per novel. It shows. Since it is unlikely that you are also a mechanical engineer, you probably won’t notice the misstatements that glare out to me, but you will notice that the characters don’t behave in predictable human manners. The “mobius” behavior will seem nonsensical. (I too find the behavior improbable. To have the multidimensional object stuck in dozens of dimensions but semi-stuck in space-time defies my concepts of multi-dimensional physics.)
My take is that the author has a superficial grasp of cutting edge physics, or perhaps the constraints of pumping out books so rapidly and conforming to plot requirements just results in sloppy writing that the author assumes his readership can’t recognize.
The cutting edge physics is thought-provoking. The plotting, which I will attribute to sloppy writing, is problematic.
If you want thought-provoking cutting-edge physics (I presume, I am not qualified to judge) this is a good novel. If you want a believable plot with believable characters you might find this story lacking. Personally, my judgement is stuck in the middle.
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robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally enjoyed
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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I really liked this story. The storyline was great, and I loved the characters, and the narration was well done. As soon as I am done writing this, I am starting book two in this story
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Nougiecat
4.0 out of 5 stars Don’t expect anything to make sense.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
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Why did only the three protagonists seem to notice the time slip? And why did it happen at midnight in their time zone? I’ll give the next book a chance, but I hope I don’t have to read all three for some kind of explanation..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Timely read with a great location
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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For years now I have enjoyed BQM books and do look forward to ever expanding stories in his Universe. So many interesting f characters and mind boggling concepts. This one challenged my physics knowledge bit loved the location as one of my favorite tourist destinations. The ending was perfect after such an increasing tempo. Can’t wait for part 2 to be published at the end of July 2022.
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Headly
2.0 out of 5 stars Explain this........
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
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'The problem is that no fixed quantity for the time quanta results from the equations. It was like the cosmological constant in relativity."

The above is a direct quote from the story.... some of you will " get it" while others will not. I...myself... am of the second group.

Did I finish the story? Sadly no. I was not interested in the characters, nor did I even assume there was a plot. Just not my cup of theoretical physics.
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Dan McCarthy
4.0 out of 5 stars Great premise.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022
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Interesting premise. If you're not in the mood for highly technical and esoteric discussions on physics, time and topics of very high level science youay be in for a surprise.
Admittedly, I skimmed a few paragraphs where the science was too far over my head. And I still thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The writing is very engaging as are the characters.
It does jump around a bit from different points of reference, but it is easy to follow along once you realize what's happening.
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Rafael Lepra
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing history, a different time traveling history
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2022
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I like BQ Morris way of writing, and generally I give 5 stars. But I got a little disappointed because at the end there are more questions than answers, I have to admit that I will be buying the second book to find the answers. Because the way Morris writes it is very entertaining and instructive
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Jeff Newman
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2022
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This is Brandon's best work so far. Page turning, great characters, and a really cool concept. Overall a 9/10
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Marc Hall
1.0 out of 5 stars Rushed, Abruptly unfinished, Incoherent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2022
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Some of the reviews seem to place a bunch of issues with this book in the 'it's hard science so it isn't easy to understand' box. There are some parts of the book that deal with the technical aspects of the scientists trying to figure stuff out, but it has no real implications on the book. In fact, as the book progresses the main character's understanding of the situation devolves into pure intuition and guess-work after about 2 chapters.

I can't describe the 'situation' I mentioned because it would be a spoiler, but it makes no sense. I don't mean it doesn't makes sense because its Hard Science (TM) ... I mean it doesn't make sense because it doesn't makes sense. No real explanation is given of the logic of the situation, so there's no basis to criticize it's mechanics.

The same is true of the artifact mentioned in the synopsis. What it's stated to be doesn't make sense.

There's a major plot-point that's practically magic and happens outside the narrative.

It's like the book is just asserting outlandish things that aren't possible and just letting you believe there is some coherent, Hard Science (TM) explanation, without actually presenting one at all.

Then the story just stops at the 87% complete mark.

The rest of the book is adverts of 700 other books by the same author and, weirdly, copy-pasted articles from some science magazine (which to be honest, were more thought provoking than the book).

Also, the synopsis of the book is just wrong. Like, it describes a different book.
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jfmdac
1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst SF novels I've ever read. Would have liked to give it 0 stars.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2022
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Back in the 1980s channel 4 ran a series of films called, I think, curse of the killer Bs - films that were so bad you couldn't help but watch them (after a night at the pub). This is the literary equivalent of one of those. The characters are shallow & 2 dimensional, which is ironic considering there's a lot of waffle about multi-dimensional constructs in this tale. The dialogue is wooden, and I couldn't warm to any of the characters. The science, which Mr. Morris allegedly excels at, was very confusing, even for me, as someone who's read stacks of stuff about realtivity, quantum physics and the like; I've even understood some of it. This exploration of time dynamics left me cold, and I certainly won't be buying the other titles in this series. I note however, that I've already bought "The Disturbance", another one of his, and I hope it's better than Mobius.
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