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THE MAN: Eric Argus, a washed-out quantum physicist given one last shot at redemption. THE EXPERIMENT: An investigation into the mysterious composition of light and matter THE DISCOVERY: Unexpected evidence for the existence of the human soul. THE CONSEQUENCES: A staggering revelation about the hidden structure of the universe. And an unimaginable reality that should never have been uncovered...

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The Man
Eric Argus, a washed-out quantum physicist given one last shot at redemption

The Experiment
An investigation into the mysterious composition of light and matter

The Discovery
Unexpected and unprecedented evidence for the existence of the human soul

The Consequences
A staggering revelation about the hidden structure of the universe. And an unimaginable reality that should never have been uncovered . . .

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If Stephen Hawking and Stephen King wrote a novel together, you´d get The Flicker Men . Brilliant, disturbing, and beautifully told Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of the Wool series

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Ted Kosmatka is the author of Prophet of Bones and The Games , a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel. His shorter fiction has been nominated for both the Nebula Award and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and won the 2010 Asimov Reader´s Choice Award. He works in the video game industry, and is a full-time writer at Valve, publisher of mega-hits such as Half-Life and Portal .

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