Broken Symmetries is a science fiction novel by American writer Paul Preuss, published in 1983.

Plot summary In the novel, the power generated by the US/Japanese TERAC accelerator in Hawaii is the subject of both scientific and political conflict.

Reception Dave Langford reviewed Broken Symmetries for White Dwarf #62, and stated that "Broken Symmetries has its flaws – like a spy-novel cliché or two – but it's an impressive and unnerving performance. In the tradition of Greg Benford's Timescape."

Reviews Review by Debbie Notkin (1983) in Locus, #273 October 1983https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2305 Review by Tom Easton (1984) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1984 Review by Frank Catalano (1984) in Amazing Science Fiction, March 1984 Review by Norman Spinrad (1984) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1984 Review by Edward James (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #53

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