Bøker av Don Harrison

Harry had been admitted to the small group who know Atharrais' heavily-rationed secrets. A shocking meeting resulted in a life-changing induction to the innermost workings of the world around us. In the process he had discovered a true soulmate for the first time in his life, but despaired of them ever being together.However his life appeared to be falling apart since the great revelations of the last year.When everything seemed predestined and comfortable Harry had realised it was all unreal. The true reality was actually far stranger than he could have imagined.But nothing in the world remains constant, even when the truth is unmasked.Fresh challenges now confront Atharrais from multiple sources. A non-survivable threat materialises from nowhere and an opposing group are contesting the necessary measures to quench it. It may even be Atharrais' own fault if the unpredicted consequences of their actions result in an even worse catastrophe.This second novel in the Atharrais sequence addresses the perspectives and ironies of normal people coping with outlandish and seemingly impossible calamities.Not only is nothing real, but even unreality itself may simply be a reflection of something else.

In the aftermath of the events in Symmetry Violations, Atharrais must now discover what really happened.Several strands of research merge with a series of unexpected events to throw new light on reality. The truth that emerges is even stranger and more concerning than Atharrais had imagined. As usual, actions put in place to achieve their goals lead to unexpected and unwanted side-effects.Harry is trying to recover as much of his life as he can, but nothing seems to be as it was any more. A web of seemingly unrelated events threaten to overwhelm him as well as push Atharrais into desperate measures.This third novel in the of the Atharrais Sequence takes earlier events and stands them on their heads, forcing complete re-evaluation. Everything so far known or suspected is called into question. In the end, only the must human of emotions appear relevant as paradoxes emerge to challenge everything.

Imagine if you got home one evening, unlocked your front door, opened it and went into your hall; only it wasn't your hall. Imagine it was completely different to anything you had ever seen before. Not a hall at all, but a dizzying tableau of clouds, sky, ice fields covered in dazzling snow; all seen from the top of a huge mountainous Himalayan peak. Just inside your front door.Or imagine you were faced with an alien landscape, maybe from one of Saturn's moons with Saturn himself and his rings low against the horizon against an inky black sky. The temptation would be to close the door again without stepping over the threshold; give it a moment, then open up again in the hope that the unwarranted intrusion of craziness would have gone away.Harry lived his life and went about his normal business, unaware as the rest of us that nothing is real. An impossible meeting uncovers the truth and introduces him to the true nature of the world we take for granted.But awareness of the truth is rationed, for a good reason. Harry's world soon turns upside down and he must rely on new friends and acquaintances to help him make sense of it all.Drawing on several current scientific ideas, Harry's journey explores his personality; illuminating the experiences that form him as well as opening a door into a shadow-world of incredible concepts which seem crazy but which nevertheless underpin our world.