A massive shifting of the San Andreas fault and subsequent tumbling of California into the Pacific sets the tone of this thriller right from the get go. It isn't long before the reader learns that this catastrophe is a mere blip on the cataclysmic scale as the reasons for its occurence come to light- something is adversely affecting the molecular stability of matter at the quantum level! WINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD Now in paperback! The author of the Ring trilogy that spawned blockbuster movies on bothsides of the Pacific presents a new level of terror with an apocalyptic work that casts the veryearth and skies into doubt. When a team of American scientists tests new computer hardware by calculating the value of piinto the deep decimals, the figures begin to repeat a pattern where there ought to be none. It'smathematically untenable-unless the physical constants that undergird our universe havealtered, ever so slightly... A cascade of missing persons reports, far from being supernatural, threatens to be perfectlynatural-a profound disturbance in being itself-and explodes into a mind trip of a crescendo inthis tale of quantum horror. Koji Suzuki, born in 1957, held numerous odd jobs after college including a stint as a tutor. Thefather of two daughters, he's also known in his native Japan for his guides on childrearing, anexpertise he acquired as a struggling writer and househusband. Edge is his eighth work toappear in English. Cover Design by Peter Mendelsund