Unforgettable

by Eric James Stone

Overview

TRADE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. Out of sight, out of mind. Due to a fluke of quantum mechanics, no one can remember Nat Morgan for more than one minute—not even his boss at the CIA.

Out of sight, out of mind.

In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists.

Nat's attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russion mob.

Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world.


About Unforgettable:
"[A]n ingenious and sympathetic hero who earns readers’ goodwill and expectations for a strong ongoing series."—Publishers Weekly

About the work of Eric James Stone:
“[O]ne of the most interesting writers of the decade. . . .”—Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

“The author creates a clever plot and characters worth rooting for, all leading to an exciting climax.”—Tangent Online

“This one has the feel of a classic . . . a must read.”—SF Site

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476781082
Publisher:	Baen
Publication date:	01/05/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

A Nebula Award winner and Hugo Award nominee, Eric James Stone has had over fifty stories published in venues such as Year's Best SF 15, Analog, Nature, and Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. He lives in Utah with his wife Darci, a high school physics teacher.

Editorial Reviews

11/23/2015
Stone’s debut is a neat little high-tech thriller that doesn’t quite live up to its title. Nat Morgan is a CIA agent with a unique gift (or curse): he doesn’t register on his environment. People forget him after a minute, and computers and cameras don’t record his presence. He gets involved with beautiful Russian ex-spy Yelena on an apparently simple mission, and she leads Nat into increasingly complicated adventures. The two of them aid a defecting Iranian physicist in stopping the activation of a self-aware quantum supercomputer, the Prophet, that would not only be able to monitor all possible events but could control the future. Most of the book’s fun is in watching Nat figure out how to use his “talent”—how, for example, did he get the CIA to notice him in the first place? He’s an ingenious and sympathetic hero who earns readers’ goodwill and expectations for a strong ongoing series. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly