I did not know what this author is my first Michael Crichton, and I have not been disappointed. Initially we found drowned in a universe "very scienfique, nanotechnology, molecules, etc." which can be confusing and also what do the real scientists, the real nuclear and other physicists are we in science fiction wildest, most improbable wildest? ? this scientific aspect is just an excuse, I zapped some paragraphs, some scientific or pseudo-scientific description to which I understood nothing, but the plot is fun, a bit farfetched, "... how far can the genius and madness scientists "... sometimes we can think of a teacher near Sunflower or Mabusse or Frankenstein ... or if it was just the right Faust revisited ... can read this novel with pleasure and without understanding nanotechnology. Excellent scenario for Luc Besson!