Bruce M Firestone’s Quantum Entity | we are all ONE Reviews

By Bruce Firestone | Uncategorized

Jan 02

You’ve
got a winner here. After reading Part I, Discovery, I was totally hooked. It’s
better than ‘The Goal’ and more entertaining even than ‘Dune’!

David Perry,
Partner, Perry-Martel International, Co-author, Guerrilla Marketing for Job
Hunters 3.0

QE
is an adventure as exciting and unpredictable as the unveiling of a new
technology or discovery of a new love. It’s a great tale about human spirit and
its persistence. Quantum Entity had me on edge waiting to see what would happen
next.
It was also a learning journey for me as much as for the book’s main
character—young physicist, Damien Bell. The book is about politics, the law,
science, science fiction, science speculation, engineering and, above all,
founding a globe-spanning, disruptive tech business and then facing down
unexpected challenges that come with it, which form the core of the challenge
that all entrepreneurs face. A great read for individuals from any background
with lots of action and adventure thrown in as well as a moving love story—it’s
the beginning of a trilogy as enthralling as quantum technology itself.
Franco Varriano,
Co-founder, www.beaconize.com

Firestone
writes with an authenticity that can only come from someone who has lived a
life full with opportunities that stretch far beyond the confines of normalcy.
He speaks with a voice that comes across with the legitimacy and simple power
of other entrepreneur/explorer/authors such as Louis L’Amour or science fiction
great Frederik Pohl. With an open, friendly and often humorous voice, the story
speaks directly to the reader with the best of down home phrases and
expressions. It makes this novel refreshingly approachable and charmingly
geeky.
In a sense, Quantum Entity is a work of post-science fiction. Where science
fiction has always used the ‘big idea’ to push forward a futuristic view of the
world, Firestone uses hundreds of smaller ideas, some new, some old, some
experiential, some based on common stereotypes and many drawn from points in
our shared history, to draw a very believable map of how the next life-changing
innovation may well be born into our world. Firestone uses these to empower the
believability of the story while also engaging the reader, laying out simple
yet highly fundamental ideas of business, politics and science which can often
escape even seasoned professionals. The big idea is still there (and it is a
game changer) but it is built on a foundation of smaller fragments which are
the real critical underpinning of this first book in his trilogy. This
tessellation of content to illustrate the bigger whole demonstrates that
Firestone himself is a hacker; an individual capable of using and repurposing
the best ideas to generate something familiar yet brand new.
Extending current models and trajectories of thought in a believable and
engaging way, Firestone paints a picture of the future which somehow bridges
being both optimistic and cautionary by laying out scenarios of a
not-so-distant world which are both satirical and serious. Its central motto
is: “Fall down 7 times, Get up 8” which means that Quantum Entity shows that
despite setbacks, political wrangling or outright failure, humanity has always
succeeded in pushing through the barriers it creates for itself. Whether it is
Civil Rights, Women’s Right’s, Gay Rights or even one day perhaps the rights of
our digital or Quantum Counterparts, the drive to freedom will always be at the
heart of human nature.
Janak Alford, M. Arch.,
Founder, prototypeD Urban Workshops Inc. https://www.prototypeD.org

Quantum
Entity, written by serial entrepreneur Bruce M. Firestone, introduces an
amazing concept that both educates and entertains. It has humble beginnings
then explodes outward dealing first with the success of a young company then
its trials which rival both the awesomeness of some of today’s top tech
enterprises and the awfulness of dealing with political insiders, dug-in
business interests, lawyers and litigation. Damien Bell, QE’s main protagonist,
is a deep and attractive character—he embodies the spirit and drive of top tech
entrepreneurs while still managing to maintain a humble outlook on life. It
made me want to better myself.
QE also introduces a wide cast of passionate characters who surround Damien and
Quantum Computing Corp, his startup. There’s a sense of camaraderie that
developed for me with these people and a strong distaste for the book’s
antagonists and anti-heroes. Prof Bruce found a way to create both an amazing
story and one that teaches real life lessons. While his novel keeps you
thinking, there’s also no shortage of action, adventure, betrayal, sex and rock
& roll to keep you turning page after page.
Chris Beaudoin,
@cjbeaudoin

Having
recently re-read Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale Frankenstein or the Modern
Prometheus, it was intriguing to take up Quantum Entity immediately thereafter.
From early nineteenth-century Switzerland
and Bavaria, I was jolted into mid
twenty-first century North America but with
eerily parallel moral and ethical dilemmas to ponder.
Frankenstein’s monster is a hideous creature, who, when spurned by his creator,
malevolently turns on him and those he loves. Damien Bell’s creatures are
seemingly benign and totally plugged into an artificial post-digital universe.
Though having little or no mass, they verge on becoming sentient beings—having
the power of perception.
This sci-fi thriller is a page-turner with plenty of twists and turns but along
the way Prof Bruce suspends the narrative to launch into any number of
mini-essays on social, political, scientific, engineering and business issues.
We watch as socially awkward quantum physicist Damien, flying with pop princess
Nell in her private jet, decides this is the perfect time and place to start a
discourse on the Russian Dachnik movement for sustainable agriculture. Nell
falls asleep. Go figure.
Pick up Quantum Entity and learn more about this cast of characters human as
well as artificial but beloved creatures called Quantum Entities. You’ll be
glad you did.
Paul Kitchen,
Hockey Historian

I
really enjoyed Book 1—it gave me a fascinating view of what may lie ahead in
the not so distant future, God help us. I came to care what happened to the
characters and wanted to get to know them better. I also laughed out loud at
times. The novel introduced me to many complex concepts and I found myself
thinking on occasion: ‘Huh, I didn’t know that.’ It was a pleasure to read the
manuscript.
Margot O’Neil

I
read QE while I was in the Caribbean. First, I
want to say that I really liked the book—the story is compelling and
interesting. Second, I love the characters. My only real criticism is I want
more! I’m anxiously awaiting Book 2.
Christian Brydges

Prof
Bruce has taken a lifetime’s worth of lessons in business and life and
successfully threaded them into a science fiction story set in the
not-so-distant future. Quantum Entity entertains the reader while providing
valuable insight into the fundamentals of creating a biz model and launching
it. With predictions and commentary on issues related to politics, commerce,
ancient civilizations, pop culture, science and engineering, Firestone has
created a captivating story. By outlining core beliefs of his characters, his
readers can see beyond conventional norms. Quantum Entity is not for the faint
of heart though. Some events are quite graphic. However, if you’re an
entrepreneur, an engineer or someone looking for a literary roller coaster,
Quantum Entity is the right book for you.
Matthew Conley,
Finance, Telfer School of Management

This
is a well-crafted story about young physicist Damien Bell that nicely blends
science, business and technology with some great characters set in a nearby
future history. It’ll keep you reading to the end! Fall down 7 times and Get up
8? That’s me!
Ken Goodfellow,
Chairman and CEO of CKG International, www.ckginternational.com

Quantum
Entity is a beautifully written story about Damien Bell—a brilliant young
engineer turned businessperson who changes the world. Firestone crafted a
thriller that kept me engaged the whole way! I really enjoyed it especially
since I could really relate to both Damien and my favourite character, Miss
Nell.
Isack Galib,
Telfer School of Management Alumni

Quantum
Entity is a story of love and life’s lessons. It’s about growing up, trust,
passion, business, entrepreneurship, finance, history… my list goes on. The
detail captivated me throughout the novel but it was the ongoing mysteries that
excited me for what’s next.
Theresia Scholtes,
BA Law (Minor French),
Carleton University 2011.
@tclscholtes

Although this tale takes place in
mid 21st Century North America, the
relationships between these wonderful characters and the challenges they face
are timeless. Reading Quantum Entity has made me a more effective leader—I
respond to challenges in my own life in ways I have never been able to do
before. Thanks, Prof Bruce.
Saad Rashid 

Get your copy of the trilogy
from https://www.brucemfirestone.com/quantum-entity/.

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