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  • Quantum Earth, Book 1
  • By: Dennis E. Taylor
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (779 ratings)

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Outland

By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, it's up to six college students and their experimental physics project to prevent the end of civilization.

When an experiment to study quantum uncertainty goes spectacularly wrong, physics student Bill Rustad and his friends find that they have accidentally created an inter-dimensional portal. They connect to Outland - an alternate Earth with identical geology, but where humans never evolved. The group races to establish control of the portal before the government, the military, or evildoers can take it away.  

Then everything changes when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts in an explosion large enough to destroy civilization and kill half the planet. The team has just hours to get as many people as possible across to Outland before a lethal cloud of ash overwhelms them. 

Nothing has prepared the refugees for what they find - a world of few resources and unprecedented dangers. Somehow, they must learn to survive, because Outland may not just be a safe haven - it could be their new home.

©2019 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

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Dennis E Taylor and Ray Porter; what more could you want?

So far I love everything I’ve ever read by Dennis E Taylor, and everything that Ray Porter has done the voice acting for. The two are both excellent at their jobs.

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love it

cant get enough of these books
thank you very much
keep them coming
I can't put them down

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Love it!

I love listening to the combo of Dennis E. Taylor and Ray Porter, I desperately need more, it's so wonderfully addictive!!!

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fascinating

although the interdimensional portal idea is out there the story is well told. I loved the deep philosophical questions it raised about humanity and our ability to carry on civility, government, peace and industry with a clean slate (another version of earth without the blight of humans)

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Enjoyable Read.

Great story and an easy listen. Bit of a setup for a continued story, will be interesting to see where it goes next.

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Another great book.

Fantastic concept and excellent read/listen. Looking forward to Outland Jurassic and then maybe an Outland that had achieved advanced technology then current earth.

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Loved It

Hated that I knew it was getting close to the end and the next book hasn’t been released yet! The only negative from me is that the characters are a little flat ... that extra emotional dimension is missing. Erin and Matt are meant to be somewhat in love ... you wouldn’t know from the way they are written. I don’t need it to be a sap fest or a love story, no romance is even required but unless a more emotional connection can be made to the characters .. interest will start to wane. Still, I’ll definitely get the next book and check out other works by the author.

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Slow start but great first book in the series

The start was a little difficult to keep concentration with the technical aspects of gates, but once they start going to outland it became easier to get into the groove.

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Great story

Another great story
With a very original story line
Well worth the listen!
Thanks Denis

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Excellent

Modern relevant spin on some classic concepts.
Written and spoken with real insight and class.

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