A Short Review of THE FOLD by Peter Clines

The Fold
(Threshold #2)
by Peter Clines
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published June 2nd, 2015 by Crown

STEP INTO THE FOLD.
IT’S PERFECTLY SAFE. 

The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. And that's exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he's chosen isn’t much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he’s content with his quiet and peaceful existence.  

That is, until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery, one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve: far out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to “fold” dimensions, it shrinks distances so that a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. 

The invention promises to make mankind’s dreams of teleportation a reality. And, the scientists insist, traveling through the Door is completely safe. 

Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn’t quite what it seems—and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret.  

As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle, Mike begins to fear there’s only one answer that makes sense. And if he’s right, it may only be a matter of time before the project destroys…everything

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This read was so enjoyable because I love science. Using a few of the most interesting scientific theories in science today, such as the multiverse and the superstring theory, Clines creates a well-written story by taking these theories beyond the scope of what we actually know. Though, the consequences of what comes to be a great scientific breakthrough that the story is focused on may not always be as it appears making for a great plot. I did not like the ending. I think that Clines could have left off the last part of the story. It felt like the story had been wrapped up, but it just went on ridiculously. I definitely would recommend this book even though I didn’t care for the ending.