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The Oppenheimer Alternative

Auteur(s): Robert J. Sawyer
Narrateur(s): Josh Bloomberg
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Writing with “a sense of wonder that hasn’t prevailed since the days of Heinlein” (Books in Canada), best novel Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer brings you “a truly science-fictional work of alternate history” (S.M. Stirling).

While J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a weapon based on nuclear fusion - the mechanism that powers the sun. But Teller’s research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system - including Earth.

After the war ends, Oppenheimer’s physicists combine forces with Albert Einstein, computing pioneer John von Neumann, and rocket designer Wernher von Braun - the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future.

Meticulously researched and replete with real-life characters and events, The Oppenheimer Alternative is a breathtaking adventure through both real and alternate history.

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Excellent book. Lots of drama between the various characters, governments, scientists and the military keep the pace of the novel moving along nicely. Well researched by the author and penned with great imagination make this one of my favorite SF novels. Robert makes me proud to be a fellow Canadian.
I also liked Sawyer's idea of a new calendar based on Anti Atoman-(AA), and Post Atoman-(PA)--I'm guessing at the spelling as I had listened to an audio edition---which would replace our current religious based BC/AC calendar. Think of it, a new calendar based on science not religion---love it!!!
(Interesting to note that I had to reread the last chapter about 3 times to fully understand what was going on and let my mind absorb the complexity of it---In short, everything a great SF novel should do, and Sawyer did it in spades).
Note: I had listened to the audio edition as voiced by Josh Bloomberg. Excellently narrated and complete with the various accents and tones

"Fascinating"

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So he combines history with a plausible twist that feels like you are easedropping for the most important moments and then he carries the story in a new direction. Love it.

Robert J Sawyer is a master storyteller

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Excellent "what if" alternative history! Picks up fictionally where the movie finishes factually. Very entertaining.

Fantastic!

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One of Sawyer’s trademarks beyond the excellent storytelling is his meticulous research. This book is a wonderful example of what must have been years of research, compiling all the notes, and then weaving this page turner into this book. Highly recommend

Fantastically researched

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one of the most well thought out I've ever read and certainly one of RJS' best.

A MUST READ

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Robert J. Sawyer delivers an impeccably-researched plausible scenario where the scientists working on the Manhattan project discover that a "solar photospheric purge" is brewing that will destroy the earth sometime before 2030. A dream-team of genius physicists (including Albert Einstein and post-war pariah German scientists like Werner Heisenberg & Werner von Braun) races to develop the capacity for at least *some* of humanity to flee the planet. Sawyer's inclusion of a pantheon of legendary figures, exploration of an interesting thought-experiment plot, and demonstration of quality writing (vocabulary/prose, dialogue, description) is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, he also invests an inordinate amount of effort on political views and personal concerns among his characters (digging REALLY deep into Oppenheimer's Security Clearance trial, for examoke). The story lost my interest at times.

As to presentation: reader Josh Bloomberg does a nice job delivering the many accented characters from the text (his German-flavored English sounds particularly authentic).. but his reading timbre & cadence are subpar, and he reads faaaar too slowly (I recommend listening at 1.20X for more natural timing). In toto, his narration is professional but nothing special (another reader could have done a comparable - or better - job).

I am grateful to Audible for offering this book as part of the 'Plus' initiative - it was an enjoyable way to spend a couple of thoughtful afternoons - but when they ask for your Credit:
While it's not a crazy decision to add 'The Oppenheimer Alternative' to your library, you can likely find better options than this 7/10-star SciFi offering.


Quality Speculative "Hard" Science Fiction

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The first half felt more like a soapy documentary. The problem was, you never really knew what was true to history and what was alternate history until well through the book. Very much like the recent movie, so a bit boring from my perspective as well. The later part was a bit more interesting and got into some hard science. The last few chapters were great although it was kind of a deus ex machina ending. For a while there, I thought it would be a complete rip-off of one of my favorite Original Star Trek episodes. :)
Excellent narration and an enjoyable read to be sure.

Not His Best Work, But Good

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Amazing. Would make an incredible mini series on prime. Full of historical figures and the accents of the narrator were well done.

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OK I really like Robert Sawyer. But this one read like a soap opera biography of Openheimer, an homage by an ardent fanboy. I kept waiting for the science fiction to start. In the end, I cared so little about the characters that I gave up. I kept finding reasons to listen to something else rather than force my way through this.

Couldn't finish this one

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