The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by douglas preston. He attended and graduated from cambridge school of weston in weston, massachusetts, and pomona college in claremont, california. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels, including the wyman ford series and a novel entitled jennie, which was made into a movie by disney. Just finished reading this great novel blasphemy by douglas preston. The worlds biggest supercollider, locked in an arizona mountain, was built to unlock the secrets of the very.
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