When I heard about this book, the basic idea sounded very appealing, so I had a quick look, and managed to find a very old book in my dad's shelves. The general idea of The Gods Themselves is that in the near future, a scientist "discovers" an unlimited energy source, called an electron pump, which interacts with a parallel universe. Life on Earth soon becomes dependant on this energy, without thinking of the possible consequences. The book started in a quite interesting fashion, following a scientist who has found a very dangerous problem with the electron pumps, and is trying to persuade those higher up to shut them down. However, it soon ...  Read the complete review