Physics isn’t easy. Rule number one should always be ‘Don’t destroy the world’, but sometimes science doesn’t follow the rules.
An experiment gone wrong means the Earth might only have days left. The planet is being torn apart by an invisible and deadly… something.
Physicist Mia Green must get home to England, from a devastated Paris, to find her family and maybe, just maybe, stop the experiment that’s ending the world.
Excerpt
They carefully made their way through the sky, spraying a path in front of them and swapping between spraying and keeping an eye out for any sign of the return of the deadly bird things. They were both aware how suddenly and silently the first attack had happened and knew keeping a look out wouldn’t protect them but it was impossible not to. Mia couldn’t shake the feeling that they could die at any second.
The path they were taking lay parallel to the collapsed top half of the tower lying crumpled on its side. It gave Mia some sense of comfort that at least they might see any more birds coming through the twisted metal remains but she still felt dangerously exposed and the groaning of the metal did little to convince her the tower’s remains would stay where they were long term. She also knew it was no protection at all and if the things came back they could only run blindly away. When every step might lead to an impassable wall or a swift plummet to their deaths Mia really didn’t want to be running anywhere.
They sprayed and walked, sprayed and walked for an hour. Progress was slow and the path they had been marking was so far featureless and flat. As far as Mia was concerned this was perfect. If the path ended at a sheer drop they’d be back as square one, except in the middle of nowhere and hundreds of feet off the ground with no way down. Behind them the paint was slowly dissipating, rolling away through cracks in the surface. Back at the tower their trail had almost completely drained away.
“What if it doesn’t end? What if we pass right over the hotel and keep going?” asked Bruce.
“Then we keep going. It can’t go on forever.”
“Can’t it?”
Professional Reviews
Pointy Hats Realm
Okay, that gave me serious chills and it had nothing to do with my confusion if this was a sci-fi or horror book. It's probably the end that caused my hair to rise.
A trip to the Eiffel tower like no other.
Mia watches the Paris pause and crumble as all hell breaks loose. She tries to find her way back to her son while trying to stop the experiment that caused the work to entangle with a parallel universe, only to be entangled her self.
So, yeah. I confirm that this is just an end of the world book.... That may casually cause the hair at the back of your neck to rise. No big deal... I'm not afraid of a little scare...
.... Serious chills.
Geeky Nerfherder
'Entangled Earth' by David Lea, is an enjoyable and thrilling apocalyptic story. The originality of the premise and the engaging and grounded characters drew me into a story that was compelling, and both exciting and horrific at times.
Physicist Mia Green is in Paris for a conference and whilst she is visiting the Eiffel Tower, the apocalypse seemingly descends upon Paris, destroying the world famous Tower and most of the city with it.
Somehow Mia escapes the destruction, and her only thought is to get back to her husband and son back in England, in the hopes that they are safe. Bruce, the only other survivor from the Eiffel Tower, and Abraham, a professor who knows what happened - it's a scientific experiment gone horrifically wrong, join her on her journey back home. Along the way they find out that it wasn't just Paris that was affected but the entire world, and they must try to survive the apocalyptic journey to Cambridge, England and hopefully rectify the situation.
I liked the way the main characters dealt with the obstacles that came their way. And there were certainly plenty of them to get through! It felt like they were very real-world solutions to their problems, with the characters actually having to think about what to do, and then still sometimes getting by with a sliver or two of good luck.
The world building was pretty good too, giving us a believable world of chaos and devastation, thanks to the lab experiment, and seeing how the world is coping with the dire situation. *Spoiler* Not very well!
It's an apocalyptic sci-fi story that is fast paced and action packed. There are elements of horror, especially at the beginning of the destruction of Paris and the gory deaths, but it's more of an exciting adventure story as Mia, Bruce and Abraham race against time and try to save the world.
Definitely a good read and one that I enjoyed.
Unlimited Book Reviews
When an experiment goes horribly wrong, three people must escape the devastation and reach the lab in Cambridge in time to save the world.
Physicist Mia Green is in Paris for a conference when invisible, indestructible intrusions from another world start colliding with things, resulting in destruction and gory deaths all round. Apparently this is all the fault of an experiment at her Cambridge lab, so the only hope is to get there (without being killed on the way) and turn things off.
Scientifically, the premise is a bit daft, but it’s carried through with a lot of thoroughness and ingenuity as the heroes navigate all manner of nasty invisible obstacles. The writing is slightly clunky in places, but with few editing errors and very readable. Personally, I could have done with less gore at the start, YMMV. Overall, a good apocalyptic adventure story enlivened by a clever ending.
Expect a lot of gory deaths. Also some sexual references.
I agree with two of your professional (?) reviewers. The science certainly is, "a bit daft." From what I'm reading, the genre, horror, or even action/thriller seems to be a more appropriate for what you are describing. The idea that some experiment in a lab can bring about another dimension is totally unscientific to me. Although I believe that even Tesla was building devices that could do some strange and unbelievable things.
You start off with your heroes making their way through the "sky." And then, they are walking on a trail. I'm missing something in the meantime. And then, there is one wrong word (much better than I do) where you say, "… back as[at] square one."
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