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Hard questions

by Ian Watson

A Cambridge researcher attempts to protect society from Qua, a powerful quantum computer that accesses parallel universes. As rival factions vie for control of the technology, its immense power threatens to ignite an American civil war and cause global catastrophe.

Accession 32972 ISBN 0575061898 Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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