Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell - The Trigger

Pros: Good, basic SF
Cons: A few plot holes and some dangling characterizations

"The Trigger" is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell.

"The Trigger" is an unintended effect that is stumbled upon by a team of researchers in the near future. They started by trying to develop a gravity...

Pros: Good science fiction
Cons: One-sided take on social issue

While working on research in theoretical physics, Jeffrey Horton discovers a new weapon, which is essentially an anti-weapon. Nicknamed the Trigger, the device causes most explosives, specifically those built around a certain chemical compound, to...

Pros: Keeps your attention the whole book through
Cons: May get lost if you do not understand science topics at all

The Trigger is an exciting book that makes you think. The issues brought up in it are related to everyday arguments of freedom. Because of this, it is entertaining for the philosophical and political minded reader. However, it also is heavily based on...