Preston, Douglas. Blasphemy.PRESTON, Douglas. Blasphemy. Read by Scott Sowers. 11 cds. 14 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2008. 978-1-4272-0274-1. $39.95. Cardboard; plot; author, reader notes. SA Science and religion clash violently near a Navajo Reservation in a remote area of the Arizona desert. Isabella, a 40-billion-dollar superconducting supercollider particle accelerator, has been built to simulate the Big Bang theory big bang theory n. A cosmological theory holding that the universe originated approximately 20 billion years ago from the violent explosion of a very small agglomeration of matter of extremely high density and temperature. Noun 1. of creation, while seeking alternate sources of energy. Glitches occur, and the project falls behind schedule. The scientific team begins to squabble squab·ble intr.v. squab·bled, squab·bling, squab·bles To engage in a disagreeable argument, usually over a trivial matter; wrangle. See Synonyms at argue. n. A noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter. and the President's science adviser sends in a mole to investigate the costly delays. Running on maximum power, Isabella somehow connects with an intelligent power that might be God himself speaking, and lengthy religious and philosophical discussions commence. From this point, things instantly go from bad to much worse. When word of this possible contact with the Supreme Being leaks out, a deranged de·range tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es 1. To disturb the order or arrangement of. 2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3. To disturb mentally; make insane. missionary and a powerful televangelist tel·e·van·gel·ist n. An evangelist who conducts religious telecasts. [Blend of television and evangelist.] tel team up, and their sulphur and brimstone brimstone: see sulfur. rhetoric enlists an army of religious zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. who come together to destroy Isabella and the alleged Anti-Christ who is behind the project--the project that they feel seeks to disprove the Biblical story of the creation. Sowers struggles mightily to make the science, religion, and mega-violence of Preston's story palatable for the listener. The demands of the seemingly apocalyptic climax are almost beyond the abilities of any reader, but Sowers does a credible job. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX |
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