Publisher's Synopsis
How can any part of this be real?
For Professor Manisha Williams, the answer lies buried in the very fabric of reality. Working deep beneath Oxford's Beecroft Building, her pioneering research edges closer to proving something extraordinary: that human consciousness is not just an observer of reality-it's a creator of it. Her experiments show that observation at the quantum level may not just influence-but actively shape-the material world.
When she succeeds in capturing and decoding a single human thought, the implications are staggering. For the first time in history, the intangible mind leaves a measurable, replicable signature in the physical realm. Manisha believes she's discovered the missing link between mind and matter. But her celebration is short-lived.
What should be a breakthrough for humanity becomes a trigger for control. Powerful and covert forces, watching her research from the shadows, move swiftly. Her data vanishes. Surveillance tightens. And those she once trusted begin to behave strangely. As the walls close in, she's forced to ask: who is really pulling the strings?
Drawn into a tangled web of deception, surveillance, and betrayal, Manisha must decipher more than just quantum signals-she must unravel the motives of those determined to hijack her discovery. From ancient colleges to high-security government labs, the line between ally and enemy grows increasingly blurred.
Laing, a stoic former Royal Marine with his own secrets, enters her life under suspicious circumstances. Matthew, a charismatic American graduate student, may be more than he seems. And Professor Doulton, her influential mentor, holds connections far beyond academia.
What begins as a quest for knowledge becomes a race for survival-and a journey inward. To protect her work, Manisha must confront her own buried fears, past traumas, and the true nature of consciousness itself. Is reality an objective fact, or a subjective projection? If thought can shape the universe, what happens when others control the thought?
Blending cutting-edge science with psychological intrigue and philosophical depth, A Quantum of Thought is a speculative thriller that grips the mind as tightly as the heart.
Set against the haunting beauty of Oxford and laced with the high-stakes tension of a government conspiracy, the novel delves into the most profound questions of our time: What is consciousness? Are we living in a shared world-or one constructed by perception? And if we change how we think... can we change everything?
With echoes of Michael Crichton's scientific thrillers, the philosophical punch of Ted Chiang, and the twist-driven tension of Blake Crouch, A Quantum of Thought delivers a story as thrilling as it is thought-provoking.
Prepare to question everything you think you know about science, power, and your own mind.
