Ghosts of the Multiverse: Foiling Nuclear Terrorism with Love and Physics (Volume 1)

Jeremy Fade is a desperate man. An engineer turned salesman, a father and husband, he sees ghosts. He would like to resist reality, but reality has a forceful way of intruding itself. Finally, a ghost speaks to him, and his life changes forever. These are ghosts of science fiction, born of the human mind, lingering presences that reinforce human survival strategies. Fade’s middle daughter Angua needs help; his oldest has begun on a bad path, while his young son, he finds, is a mystery to him. But how does he address these problems when a ghost brings him news of a Islamist terror plot? A new nation has arisen from the dust of central Asia. Led by a Great Leader, they have nukes, a fresh Islamic agenda and are considering destroying San Francisco, the most evil city in the world. Under cover of receiving an award from the prestigious University of the East Bay, the Great Imam sends his men out into the city to gather intelligence. A shocking mix of cultural misunderstanding and horrific sex lead to what might be the manifest intervention of God. In the best traditions of Tom Sharpe and Neil Gaiman, Harald Hansen has tried to tell a story in the style of Neal Stephenson. Failing at that endeavor, something unique resulted: a novel that is clearly science fiction and yet also a novel of ideas that emphasizes the central role of love.