Douglas Phillips
I got this question by email and it's a good one because the book (Quantum Void) never explains! Slight spoiler alert.
First, Aastazin (Zin to his friends) couldn’t have arrived on Earth via the portal because he had to first get to Earth to build it. So, he must have arrived via the black wedge that was hanging around the lost Soyuz capsule and was later spotted orbiting Core (Quantum Space). Perhaps the wedge has a passenger compartment inside and it got very close to Earth from a 4-D perspective, so close that Zin simply stepped out on the surface. Since Zin isn’t biological, the transition from 4-D to 3-D didn’t kill him. Maybe he just materialized in NASA’s lobby at Kennedy Space Center and caused the poor receptionist to freak out? Just a theory. 😊
First, Aastazin (Zin to his friends) couldn’t have arrived on Earth via the portal because he had to first get to Earth to build it. So, he must have arrived via the black wedge that was hanging around the lost Soyuz capsule and was later spotted orbiting Core (Quantum Space). Perhaps the wedge has a passenger compartment inside and it got very close to Earth from a 4-D perspective, so close that Zin simply stepped out on the surface. Since Zin isn’t biological, the transition from 4-D to 3-D didn’t kill him. Maybe he just materialized in NASA’s lobby at Kennedy Space Center and caused the poor receptionist to freak out? Just a theory. 😊
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Surya
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Douglas Phillips:
I really liked the idea of 'Core' being some kind of AI (as I understand so far) as opposed to being a 'living being'. Will there be any more quantum books, and if so, would they touch upon the Why and How of Core's existence ? It would be interesting to also know how Core passes operational information around given the limitation of speed of information transmission capped at speed of light.
Jojo
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Douglas Phillips:
Enjoyed all the Quantum books! You haven't offered any theory about how a destination might be pinpointed and selected through compressed space/time. I'd like to hear any thoughts on this? Using the compression travel technique, you have the possibility to write something that very few SF writers have ever done, which is a story/series that takes place in another galaxy. I'd like to see this.
Stephen Payseur
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Douglas Phillips:
I just read and reviewed your book Quantum Space. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have been interested in Quantum physics for quite awhile, but never could wrap my mind around it. Your book helped immensely in my limited understanding, which is now a bit greater. I know this is not a question, but I wanted to let you know that I appreciated your book. Thanks. Obligatory question mark?
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