At CERN, quantum scientist Ty Vogel discovers a hidden message in the LHC. Once he announces his discovery, the race is on to decode the message and find the four people needed to save the worlds and right some wrongs. I was worried that the quantum science in this book would be above my pay grade but I’m pleased to announce that if I could follow it all, so can you! I don’t want to say too much as spoilers would abound. I will mention that I didn’t know this would be the start of a new series when I started. Given the ending, I’m happy to see it continue. I need more info!!
*Thanks to Head of Zeus and NetGalley for this advance review copy.

I have read a handful of A. G. Riddle books and I have enjoyed them all. This one did not let me down either. Even if you aren't familiar with concepts like quantum physics, you will still enjoy this story. Very well written, likeable characters, and the atmosphere of the scenes is perfect.

A. G. Riddle really does take the time to write a well thought out story. A whole lot of mystery and science fiction rolled into a fantastic story. Science fans and Riddle fans will not be disappointed at all with this story!

Thank you #NetGalley for #Quantum Radio.

I've read all of Riddle's other books and have loved them all, this one is no exception. I feel that other readers who are familiar with his other books will like this one just as much. He really does follow a similar recipe as his other works, that there is a comparable action element, a cutting edge tech element, and a love element all together making a fast paced fun and familiar read. New readers to A.G. Riddle are sure to finish this and jump right in to one of his other books and start adding the entirety of his collective works to their ever growing TBR pile.

I have read most of A.G. Riddle's books and this one does not disappoint. It's an action packed thriller that keeps the reader engaged until the end. Well worth the read.

"Quantum Radio" started out great. Really great. I was sure I was going to love it, but the story started going downhill for me and never picked back up. I do enjoy A.G. Riddle's writing and imagination, but something always seems to go wrong between me and the plot at some point. I know a lot of people will love this book, so don't be put off by my low rating.

My thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley. This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own, unbiased, opinion.

Quatum Radio by A.G. Riddle

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC ebook for an unbiased review.

I'm a fan of a lot of A.G. Riddle's work, so looked forward to this. I wasn't disappointed.

I love time travel and history combined into a good book. In fact, it's probably my favourite genre of all in various guises.
Here, it was a little slow to start, and that's the main reason I pulled a star off. In reality it is more 4.5/5

Once it got going though, I was absolutely hooked in. Accuracy for a lot of the science and historical information is one reason I found it so enjoyable.
It was also a great thriller. It has plenty of action, but also those moments where as a reader, you need to breathe, to take it all in. It makes this book well balanced. There were also enough twists to stop it becoming a run of the mill of its type.

This is the 1st of a series, I certainly can't wait to get this and others lined up on my bookcase. I'd easily recommend this to others, and where appropriate, gift out.

4/5 stars 🌟

I really did enjoy reading this 'proper' sci-fi book exploring timelines and the multiverse. I found there to be an interesting mix of characters, which were well written and seemed to make sense. I found it interesting how the author explored the different characters that we can be if exposed to different environments - I don't want to say to much about that!
There was good pacing, lots of action and plenty of twists. This book is the start of a series and I look forward to the future ones.
I didn't find this as brilliant as some of the recent books by this author, yet it does stand above the run of the mill sci-fi books around, so I am happy to give it five stars.

4.25 stars
What I always like about Riddle's book is the amount of real science that is put in. This book did start off a little slower. Though by the end we had gone on a thrilling trip like all of his other novels.

This book will have four POV's. However I feel like even after the others are introduced Tyson Klein is still the main chapter leader. Ty is a physicist at CERN and has just made a discovery when analyzing the data from the last particle collider run. He discovered a grouping of data that he believes will help connect the different branches of physics. This discovery sets off the string of actions leading to our other main characters.

Firstly our nefarious group, The Covenant, tries to kill Ty leading to him ending up at DARPA for security. They in turn help Ty work out that the data he found is capable of building a quantum radio. The other part of the data stream is four unique genetic codes, Ty's is one of them of course. This is how we meet Kato Tanaka, Nora Brown and Maria Santos. It is interesting that each of these four characters is working on a piece that they believe will help/change the way something is viewed. For Kato it is history, he is working on a grand scale composition of history without the bias of one nations views. Nora is a double doctorate writing a novel on how to unlock your brain and the potential within. While Maria is a singer, her piece is a grand composition of music, art and interactive experience.

Together they have been singled out to do great things, not just for our world. They have the potential to stop The Covenant threat across a multiverse.

This is apparently the first installment in a series. I do wonder how this will progress, there is definitely room for more adventures. I would like to see if more little details from our characters past will come to light in the next books.

I enjoy Riddle as an author, so I was eager to preview his latest book. This is an exciting, fast-paced sci-fi story about...quantum physics. Yes, I know that the last two words are like a speed bump on the Autobahn, but trust me, once you download the science part of the text (and this download will take longer for some readers, like myself, who do not spend more time in the humanities and social sciences in college, the remainder of the narrative is about telling story and unpacking the lives of the characters. This tale may deal with heady concepts like the multiverse (of which, alternative outcomes to World War II seems to be a popular theme for those who also have read Widowland or Queen Wallis recently) but, like the author said in the acknowledgements, this is a story about family. The author also sets up the next books in the series very well.

Theis book was interesting, intriguing and suspenseful but seemed to over do it when going in depth about Quantum Physics. The characters interacting was ok but also seemed to be forced and not a natural flow. The story also led to a sequel about chapter 20 and appeared to head to that point from then on. Overall, good effort.

At CERN the Collider has recently been upgraded and scientists can now see sub-atomic particles never seen before. Ty, a quantum physicist, makes an incredible discovery. He identifies a pattern in those particles, like a transmission, a radio message across time and space. Quantum radio. His life is suddenly in danger, while the world may change forever.

Starting the book with Ty's presentation on his theory of the quantum radio is smart, a great way to convey the premise. Teasing our curiosity, then introducing us to our protagonist, a sort of socially awkward, nice, science geek and his quiet life. Then boom (!) things get crazy. The writing expertly keeps the suspense roaring, has great pacing and is straight to the point while being 'visually' engaging. You certainly feel like you are along for the ride. So surprising, I audibly gasped in parts.

Characters that are important to the story are introduced through supplemental POVs, jumping into their lives in an inviting way. Characters you care for, care to learn about. The weaving of all these threads come together, a tapestry of people from different walks of life, building blocks to the captivating and well-thought-out storyline. A storyline that keeps you guessing and theorizing the whole way through. Written with the gravity and sense of adventure needed for this imaginary situation. The interjection of news alerts, video transcripts etc are pleasant additions to the story, even up the ante.

The science and info needed may be daunting at times, but the author does their best in explaining it as simply as possible. Also, there were parts so action-packed I got a little lost. I'm sure how fast I was reading to see what happened next played a part.

Doing the right thing is a major theme here, just because it is the right thing, not because of what you might benefit. Still doing it even if you don't benefit at all. Thought-provoking on subjects like humanity, morality, even fate and the universe.

Shady organizations, conspiracies on a global level, classified projects and national security, and betrayals are tasty ingredients of this smart, nail-biting suspense with heart. I think this may be a series and I know I would love it to be.

This is a fine story. It has interesting characters, puzzling situations, character development, twists, and mysterious things going on alongside the thriller elements. It’s pretty much a rollercoaster. That’s odd, as the author has the characters liken their trip to a rollercoaster later on. I’d been thinking it for some time.

It took me a while to get into it. I’m not sure anyone who hasn’t got an inkling of what “quantum radio” might mean would pick up this book. But the author seems to think we won't understand either science or changes in time-lines from the story. So he tells his readers (at length) what they probably know enough about to get from some excellent writing of the plot and character interaction.

When we finally reach the climax, it is great. Quantum Radio a really great thriller if you skip all the padding. The author does a good job with all of his descriptions and characterisations.

And after the climax, we finish with the start of the next book. That’s how it seems, since they finally reach the cadet stage of their new lives. It has times when it reads like a coming-of-age adventure like Percy Jackson or Harry Potter. But surprisingly, the protag is about thirty. He certainly doesn’t seem it.

If he writes a sequel will I read it? As he won’t need to do all his infodumps again, maybe.

Quantum Radio by A.G. Riddle. A sci-fi thriller with a mystery is intertwined with the elements of quantum physics, as well as the possibility of parallel universes and time periods. No dull moments within the story, non stop action with well defined characters. Being a physist and ham radio operator raced through the book in one sitting and recommend it highly.
Thank you to A. G. Riddle, NetGalley and Head of Zeus/AdAstra for the opportunity to preview the book.

Before this book, I had never heard of this author. Colour me educated now though and I now have a whole bunch of new books on my tbr, so thanks for that! I was looking for an author to dip into whilst waiting for the next Blake Crouch book and I seem to have found one.
Ty is a scientist at CERN and, when we first meet him, he is delivering a speech on what he has found from data gleaned from the Hadron Collider. He is mostly looking for investment but that is not what he gets. He gets a whole world of pain. It seems that the data he is talking about appears to be a broadcast. A message. But from who? And how to decode it? All these things he is still figuring out when his whole world is turned upside down by people who really need his discovery to stay hidden. At least from the rest of the world...
And that's all I'm saying. You need to discover things as the author intends. You also need to be prepared to have to hold on to some confusion for a while. But rest assured, it all becomes evident, the whole shocking truth laid bare, at the end of the book.
I am still a relative newbie to all things SciFi but I found this book easy to navigate and wholly understood the concepts as they were explained. As well as the quantum physics elements, this book is also quite action packed and even includes a smidge of historical fiction along the way.
But a story is nothing without its characters and here the author really excels. In fact, as I was heading towards the end I started to wonder of I would ever see them again after I turned the final page. This book is not billed as the start of a series but I have to hope that the concept discovered herein, and/or the characters so well described and which whom I have connected well, will pop up again in future offerings. I really do hope so!
The only criticism I do have, and it's relatively minor, is the way the explanation to a lot of things is delivered all in one go at the end rather than being drip fed throughout. Never experienced that before. Felt a bit weird. But might be just me...
Either way, a cracking read that I thoroughly loved and one which has introduced me to another author's back catalogue to binge on. Like I have the time...
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Quantum Radio is a sci-fi thriller. I would love to recommend this book to people who are interested in quantum mechanics.
However, I would even more recommend this book to WWII history nerds. The plot ends up revolving around some alternate history ideas, and it gets deep in the weeds there. At many points, it feels more like a alternate history adventure than a sci-fi thriller.

This novel has an intriguing premise and consistent pacing. I could barely put it down! It balances its point-of-views well, and each protagonist gets their own character development arc.

In the end, the novel very clearly sets up for many more adventures in the series. I felt like this fizzled the finale a little, as I realized that many of the items teased throughout the novel would not be getting resolved anytime soon.

A review including this book will be on my Youtube channel in the coming weeks, at https://youtube.com/@ChloeFrizzle

Thanks to Head of Zeus and Netgalley for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.

Dr. Tyson Klein has just made an impressive breakthrough and presented it to his colleagues at CERN. However, that quickly turns out to be a mistake as he is targeted by powerful people who want to control his research themselves.

Quantum Radio is an interesting look at where science could take us, and what people might be willing to do to keep their power. At times, the science got a bit too technical, but overall I was actually really impressed by how well it was explained. Unfortunately the story did begin to drag somewhat after the initial excitement, so the middle was a bit of a struggle.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

I just LOVED the core premise of this sci-fi novel, where Dr. Tyson Klein, a physicist looking at the data from a super-collider experiment, detects extra subatomic particles that should not be there. Klein’s computer data algorithm has picked up a pattern in these entangled particles, which ends up seeming to a message from either another universe or alternative timeline. What a great concept that once we achieve a super high level of technology mastery, an instruction manual from the universe awaits us.

Klein, naming this communication a Quantum Radio presents his finding to a bored and skeptical group of colleagues. But immediately after, Klein returns to his apartment and narrowly misses being killed in the explosion of a delivered alarm clock. There appear to international teams all competitively focused on acquiring this information just for themselves or perhaps to keep it from getting out at all. Ty turns to an old colleague for help escaping and gets drawn into a U.S covert military operation to decode the data’s call-to-action message.

The book then abruptly switches gears to a time-travel, alternative-history adventure story, going back to time to WWI. Here, the story devolved for me into more of a Marvel-type superhero outing, with the stage set for future missions. Moreover, to get to the heart of this novel, you need to wade (or speed read) through extensive, detailed, tedious explanations of quantum science. And the delve into science takes precedence over Riddle delving thoughtfully into any of the characters.

But despite this, the book’s deep look at the future possibilities from quantum physics sparks your imagination and stays with you.

Thanks to Head of Zeus and NetGalley for an advanced reader’s copy.

This was a sci-fi book that explored the multiverse through quantum entanglement theory and an unlikely cast of characters whose connection doesn't become clear until later in the book. This book explores alternate histories (with explanations and a timeline) which is different from most sci-fi books I have read. There's a huge emphasis on kindness that I appreciated "To me the sum of a life is how they've impacted the people around them and the strangers they've never met."

I was impressed with how up to date Riddle was with genetic concepts. His explanation of twin's not being fully identical depending on when the blastocyst splits was from a paper I read a few years ago. Few authors can be accurate in technical science while also make science accessible to their readers.

This book did not enthrall me like Riddle's other book Lost in Time, but I am more interested in sciency sci-fi versus sci-fi exploring alternative historical timelines. This also seems to be the start of a series which means a lot more character building can happen in the future, thus the characters weren't as fleshed out. The end of the story definitely made me interested in how the story continues!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC!

Thank you for allowing me to read a copy of this in return for an honest review.

It was a very intelligent, thought-provoking story. The characters were written well, and overall I really liked it. Looking forward to more 😊

#NetGalley #Quantum Radio

4.5/5 stars! This was a fascinating read. I read quite a bit of science fiction, but I don't often delve into the deep end of physics. Due to this, I struggled at times with some of the intricate descriptions. I think the author could have done a better job of making it understandable to the average reader. That aside, people with a better understanding of this area will likely love this book. Outside of my needing to pause to google, this book kept me enraptured and nervously turning page after page. A unique and special sci-fi read.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily