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The Quantum Objective
The Quantum Objective is an original, thought-provoking thriller crammed with unexpected twists, mind-expanding science, and intriguing concepts about DNA, Consciousness and matter.
Young, naive and head-strong, Beth Irving is a freshly qualified physicist struggling with her fate as a social misfit when she’s targeted by a power-hungry killer, Khoen.
Her adventure starts when she stumbles out of a club onto a quiet London street only to be promptly kidnapped by mercenaries. Rescued by an attentive, handsome and caring Liam, her aloof nature soon succumbs to his charms. However, when police investigate the scene of her rescue, unexplained mysteries bring them to her door. Liam disappears without trace and Beth discovers she is pregnant. A fastidiously logical person, she knows keeping the baby makes no sense, but is driven to do so by an instinct she cannot ignore. With the support of her glamorous, witty and only friend, Mimi, Beth gives birth to a son, Galen.
It isn't long before things turn strange. The baby appears to have the power to affect other creatures and exhibits horrific fear in the presence of strangers. Desperate for a solution, Beth seeks solitude in the French countryside where she studies her son’s development. She finds that he has the power to communicate at a cellular level with DNA-based life forms, controlling, transforming and healing them. After three years of peaceable progress, masked men rupture their world once more. Galen, terrified for his mother, kills the kidnappers and Beth realizes for the first time she must prevent his capture.
They go on the run across the globe; defying death and discovery, they settle in hiding on the beautiful Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. There, Galen grows into boyhood, but the ruthless and relentless Khoen finally catches up with them.
The Prey
Young math prodigy, Beth Irving, is snatched off a London street. Rescued by a handsome stranger, she is swept off her feet but he vanishes when police come knocking.
Deserted and pregnant, her son is born with powers that petrify and perplex her. She seeks the source of Galen's gifts but is chased across the globe by relentless mercenaries. Their capture throws Beth into a crucible of love and hate.
The Predator
Khoen's long-awaited prisoner will crack the code and break the final constraints on physics. But his plans are toppled when her latent powers crush him into an unwanted alliance.
Shackled by a force outside their control, Beth and Khoen uncover the cosmic origins of DNA and its links beyond the holographic fabric of space and time. Their forced bond is ruptured when the Sayan rescues Beth once more. This time he carries away not only his son, but also the unborn child who will change everything...
Young, naive and head-strong, Beth Irving is a freshly qualified physicist struggling with her fate as a social misfit when she’s targeted by a power-hungry killer, Khoen.
Her adventure starts when she stumbles out of a club onto a quiet London street only to be promptly kidnapped by mercenaries. Rescued by an attentive, handsome and caring Liam, her aloof nature soon succumbs to his charms. However, when police investigate the scene of her rescue, unexplained mysteries bring them to her door. Liam disappears without trace and Beth discovers she is pregnant. A fastidiously logical person, she knows keeping the baby makes no sense, but is driven to do so by an instinct she cannot ignore. With the support of her glamorous, witty and only friend, Mimi, Beth gives birth to a son, Galen.
It isn't long before things turn strange. The baby appears to have the power to affect other creatures and exhibits horrific fear in the presence of strangers. Desperate for a solution, Beth seeks solitude in the French countryside where she studies her son’s development. She finds that he has the power to communicate at a cellular level with DNA-based life forms, controlling, transforming and healing them. After three years of peaceable progress, masked men rupture their world once more. Galen, terrified for his mother, kills the kidnappers and Beth realizes for the first time she must prevent his capture.
They go on the run across the globe; defying death and discovery, they settle in hiding on the beautiful Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. There, Galen grows into boyhood, but the ruthless and relentless Khoen finally catches up with them.
The Prey
Young math prodigy, Beth Irving, is snatched off a London street. Rescued by a handsome stranger, she is swept off her feet but he vanishes when police come knocking.
Deserted and pregnant, her son is born with powers that petrify and perplex her. She seeks the source of Galen's gifts but is chased across the globe by relentless mercenaries. Their capture throws Beth into a crucible of love and hate.
The Predator
Khoen's long-awaited prisoner will crack the code and break the final constraints on physics. But his plans are toppled when her latent powers crush him into an unwanted alliance.
Shackled by a force outside their control, Beth and Khoen uncover the cosmic origins of DNA and its links beyond the holographic fabric of space and time. Their forced bond is ruptured when the Sayan rescues Beth once more. This time he carries away not only his son, but also the unborn child who will change everything...
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F.S. Habib
1 book9 followersFrancine Habib has travelled the world and brings her love for science, philosophy and an interest in the paranormal to her fiction. She's the author of sci-fi trilogy: The Quantum Objective, Sin, and The All. Prior to becoming a Chartered Psychologist, she graduated with a French and Business degree from the University of London and worked in the City. She finds inspiration in the frontiers of scientific knowledge as well as shared human values, beliefs and behaviours across cultures and through the ages.She sometimes climbs mountains (slowly), scuba dives (rarely), and does her utmost to steal nuggets of sleep where and when she can (unsuccessfully).
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Facebook: The Quantum Objective
Twitter: The Quantum Objective
Email: francine@thequantumobjective.com
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January 6, 2015
The Quantum Objective by F S Habib
A story following the life of Elizabeth Irving, (Beth) from shy retiring Physics teacher to surprised motherhood and the changers that the process eschews.
I like the book it grabs you and holds your attention from the beginning rushing you along never letting you get bored. Maybe too fast in places, you have to assume things in places to catch up.
The Story begins
Beth steps out into the night alone, and ends up on the street with no money and no shoes or bag. Whilst contemplating how to get home she is kidnapped, pulled into a van and rushed away from the scene.
She is conscious of a rubbery floor a feeling of being trapped and a needle prick on her arm her thought is to Fight, fight, fight. There are sounds around her but not much else. She sinks into darkness. As her world revolves around sound, light and shade she hears voices that sounds like the military, why, who.
‘As the chill of dread and chemicals pull her into a deep hole she hears the screech of tearing metal’.
Feeling tarmac under her now and again darkness.
She wakes in hospital, clean sheets and tubes. ‘She wakes up battered but in working order’.
When Beth finally wakes and takes in all around and wonders if she really is safe. Mimi her best friend comes to the hospital and explains she has been unconscious for 3 days. Mimi is a little cross to find a total stranger has been able to sitting at her bed side whilst she has been kept away for those 3 days. Who is this stranger? Why is he there?
The review
Beth’s meeting with Liam her rescuer is confusing, he says he was in the area of the crash and got the emergency services out, he says, she is the sole survivor, and the van she was in is a total mess. She remembers heat and his hands on her back and legs and wondering why he did not call for the ambulance sooner, I feel that the fight Beth has to put up to survive the kidnap is only the beginning and there is more to fight for amongst the things she may lose is her sanity.
Here is where I had my first question, Liam offers to take her home and look after her, a stranger to Beth and to Mimi, but no one says no. In fact Mimi says ‘she has other things to do and cannot be there for her friend’. Why does no one put up an objection to Liam at this point taking over? We are told he is very good-looking, not a good enough reason. Is there more to what is happening a power that may be making people do what he wants them to do? He assures the hospital Beth will be looked after for the next 48 hours, tells her he would never hurt her and offers to cook a meal for her.
The next time we meet Beth she is rushing out of her flat to meet Liam and is stopped by a visit from the police; they want to discuss the crash with Liam and cannot find him. Beth offer to take them to him, She is meeting him.
Are we seeing the beginning or the end of a relationship, Liam is missing, Beth on the other hand is very much alive and when Mimi sees her next finds her in distress ‘I’m pregnant and I want to keep
It’
Her son is born with gifts we can only dream about and it is not far into the story that we find that someone is looking to get hold of Beth and her son, a race across cotenants results and a fascinating story unfolds. So here is where the world of the book deviates from our own, but it is based on a solid comparison with earth as we know it so we have a reference of place, no strange names to get used to.
The pace keeps the reader wanting to move on to the next page and clear evidence that the story will be exciting. Strong characters form with the book and each one has a feeling of belonging, there for a reason. Beth is the mother and has to fight to save her child, Liam is a total mystery but charismatic, Mimi the good looking friend who seems quite unconcerned with someone else taking over the role of carer after the hospital, Beth’s father who wants nothing to do with her when she tells him she is pregnant, Khoen, he is dangerous and determined and also has gifts. Galen Beth’s son who can transform the appearance of any animal and make them do what he asks and (no will leave the rest to come as a surprise). The fight we see Beth put up to survive the kidnap; she is going to have to use to protect her and her sons lives.
There is Love and hope along with dread and fear, Hate along with courage. I could not wait to see where this book would take me. One of the problems I had was understanding all the Quantum Physics and technical passages; I got the general meaning followed most of the descriptions about DNA but got a bit lost every now and then. It did not distract too much from the story.
The places where life changes for Beth seemed disjointed at first until you got used to the rhythm of the book and then each time it happened you saw a pattern emerge, something usually had gone wrong and change had had to happen.
To me the story tells of a mother who love unconditionally her child whatever the difficulties and differences, and will go to extreme lengths to keep that child safe from those who would do it harm, there is a shocking moment when Beth actually puts the child’s life in danger to save it from greater danger. Can she keep her son safe? Is she up to the task.
Three and a half stars actually - I rarely give a full 5 stars the book has to be a stand out for me. Would recommend to anyone who loves fiction/fantasy.
This book was given free by the Arthur in return for an honest review
A story following the life of Elizabeth Irving, (Beth) from shy retiring Physics teacher to surprised motherhood and the changers that the process eschews.
I like the book it grabs you and holds your attention from the beginning rushing you along never letting you get bored. Maybe too fast in places, you have to assume things in places to catch up.
The Story begins
Beth steps out into the night alone, and ends up on the street with no money and no shoes or bag. Whilst contemplating how to get home she is kidnapped, pulled into a van and rushed away from the scene.
She is conscious of a rubbery floor a feeling of being trapped and a needle prick on her arm her thought is to Fight, fight, fight. There are sounds around her but not much else. She sinks into darkness. As her world revolves around sound, light and shade she hears voices that sounds like the military, why, who.
‘As the chill of dread and chemicals pull her into a deep hole she hears the screech of tearing metal’.
Feeling tarmac under her now and again darkness.
She wakes in hospital, clean sheets and tubes. ‘She wakes up battered but in working order’.
When Beth finally wakes and takes in all around and wonders if she really is safe. Mimi her best friend comes to the hospital and explains she has been unconscious for 3 days. Mimi is a little cross to find a total stranger has been able to sitting at her bed side whilst she has been kept away for those 3 days. Who is this stranger? Why is he there?
The review
Beth’s meeting with Liam her rescuer is confusing, he says he was in the area of the crash and got the emergency services out, he says, she is the sole survivor, and the van she was in is a total mess. She remembers heat and his hands on her back and legs and wondering why he did not call for the ambulance sooner, I feel that the fight Beth has to put up to survive the kidnap is only the beginning and there is more to fight for amongst the things she may lose is her sanity.
Here is where I had my first question, Liam offers to take her home and look after her, a stranger to Beth and to Mimi, but no one says no. In fact Mimi says ‘she has other things to do and cannot be there for her friend’. Why does no one put up an objection to Liam at this point taking over? We are told he is very good-looking, not a good enough reason. Is there more to what is happening a power that may be making people do what he wants them to do? He assures the hospital Beth will be looked after for the next 48 hours, tells her he would never hurt her and offers to cook a meal for her.
The next time we meet Beth she is rushing out of her flat to meet Liam and is stopped by a visit from the police; they want to discuss the crash with Liam and cannot find him. Beth offer to take them to him, She is meeting him.
Are we seeing the beginning or the end of a relationship, Liam is missing, Beth on the other hand is very much alive and when Mimi sees her next finds her in distress ‘I’m pregnant and I want to keep
It’
Her son is born with gifts we can only dream about and it is not far into the story that we find that someone is looking to get hold of Beth and her son, a race across cotenants results and a fascinating story unfolds. So here is where the world of the book deviates from our own, but it is based on a solid comparison with earth as we know it so we have a reference of place, no strange names to get used to.
The pace keeps the reader wanting to move on to the next page and clear evidence that the story will be exciting. Strong characters form with the book and each one has a feeling of belonging, there for a reason. Beth is the mother and has to fight to save her child, Liam is a total mystery but charismatic, Mimi the good looking friend who seems quite unconcerned with someone else taking over the role of carer after the hospital, Beth’s father who wants nothing to do with her when she tells him she is pregnant, Khoen, he is dangerous and determined and also has gifts. Galen Beth’s son who can transform the appearance of any animal and make them do what he asks and (no will leave the rest to come as a surprise). The fight we see Beth put up to survive the kidnap; she is going to have to use to protect her and her sons lives.
There is Love and hope along with dread and fear, Hate along with courage. I could not wait to see where this book would take me. One of the problems I had was understanding all the Quantum Physics and technical passages; I got the general meaning followed most of the descriptions about DNA but got a bit lost every now and then. It did not distract too much from the story.
The places where life changes for Beth seemed disjointed at first until you got used to the rhythm of the book and then each time it happened you saw a pattern emerge, something usually had gone wrong and change had had to happen.
To me the story tells of a mother who love unconditionally her child whatever the difficulties and differences, and will go to extreme lengths to keep that child safe from those who would do it harm, there is a shocking moment when Beth actually puts the child’s life in danger to save it from greater danger. Can she keep her son safe? Is she up to the task.
Three and a half stars actually - I rarely give a full 5 stars the book has to be a stand out for me. Would recommend to anyone who loves fiction/fantasy.
This book was given free by the Arthur in return for an honest review
March 8, 2016
DNA is not the code, but the communication of the code in a language of symbols and interpreted by sounds and energy.
What more could you want from a book? The plot was well paced and built to the end, but without the cliff hanger ending common to books in a series. There were enough twists and blended reality with theology, mythology, cosmology to open minds, spiced with a touch of love adapted to the most unusual characters and circumstances. Kade was a low key tag along who will probably increase in importance along with Decker in the next books in this series.
One very minor note that brought a chuckle was the KMBC TV station personnel at the scene in Wichita, KS as it is located in Kansas City, MO. This does not make it impossible for their coverage to happen, but not likely to be the first on the scene. This is not meant to criticize the author on a very small issue, but to illustrate how hard it is to get every detail right, but in a scope that includes a vast range of information, the small details can be annoyingly troublesome.
This book does not require extensive scientific knowledge of physics, medical techniques, or social interactions. It is helpful to at least be a bit familiar with some of the terms and definitions. Astronomy and Astrology are different, but related. Cosmetics and Cosmology are different, but unrelated, yet important to the back story. Most characters were well developed and believable, but Decker felt important even though his reoccurring role did not offer his view point directly.
What more could you want from a book? The plot was well paced and built to the end, but without the cliff hanger ending common to books in a series. There were enough twists and blended reality with theology, mythology, cosmology to open minds, spiced with a touch of love adapted to the most unusual characters and circumstances. Kade was a low key tag along who will probably increase in importance along with Decker in the next books in this series.
One very minor note that brought a chuckle was the KMBC TV station personnel at the scene in Wichita, KS as it is located in Kansas City, MO. This does not make it impossible for their coverage to happen, but not likely to be the first on the scene. This is not meant to criticize the author on a very small issue, but to illustrate how hard it is to get every detail right, but in a scope that includes a vast range of information, the small details can be annoyingly troublesome.
This book does not require extensive scientific knowledge of physics, medical techniques, or social interactions. It is helpful to at least be a bit familiar with some of the terms and definitions. Astronomy and Astrology are different, but related. Cosmetics and Cosmology are different, but unrelated, yet important to the back story. Most characters were well developed and believable, but Decker felt important even though his reoccurring role did not offer his view point directly.
June 27, 2015
Enjoyable read
I am the first to admit that I am not a fan of science fiction books. I generally would never purchase a sci find book but seeing as I am acquainted to the author of this book, I did give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised. I got completely wrapped up in this book ... beautifully written with characters that I could relate to on some level. I definitely recommend this book and I look forward to F Habib's next book.
I am the first to admit that I am not a fan of science fiction books. I generally would never purchase a sci find book but seeing as I am acquainted to the author of this book, I did give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised. I got completely wrapped up in this book ... beautifully written with characters that I could relate to on some level. I definitely recommend this book and I look forward to F Habib's next book.
February 2, 2015
A gripping and suspenseful book that reminded me of x-men and heroes. The author is masterful in keeping your hooked. A must for sci-fi who want an intelligent read.
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