Quantum
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 7 (Year 205, Crisis Era)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 8It had entered deep-sea state before the battle at Ding Yi's behest and escaped at Ahead Four after the third row fell.
- Ch 8One of two surviving ships, with Bronze Age, flying away from the Solar System in the opposite direction to the five-ship group.
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 16Its 1,847 crew died from infrasonic waves caused by electromagnetic pulses from the H-bomb; the bodies showed no external damage.
Connections
- containsDing Yi
- has memberXiziscience officer
- enemy ofBronze AgeBronze Age killed Quantum's crew
- has memberCarol Joiner
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 8Ding Yi requests a deep-sea state
Ding Yi, uneasy, asks that Quantum enter a deep-sea state during his visit. The fleet approves, and Quantum and Bronze Age will do so once the examination team departs.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Expedition shuttle departs
Ding Yi, Xizi and two officers from the European and North American Fleets leave Quantum by shuttle toward the droplet.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Annihilation of humanity's fleet
The droplet destroys the fleet in the debris cloud and its fleeing remnants. Only Quantum and Bronze Age escape; the droplet then heads toward the sun.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Blue Space destroys Ultimate Law and holds funeral
Blue Space, protected by vacuum, destroys Ultimate Law, salvages the dead ships, builds a space tomb for the victims, and departs into darkness. Bronze Age similarly destroys Quantum's crew far across the Solar System.
- Book 3 · Ch 16Court-martial of Bronze Age crew
At the fleet base in geosynchronous orbit, Scott, Schneider and Rovinski are questioned. Scott admits 94% of the crew voted to attack Quantum, and Rovinski reveals the crew ate Quantum's dead. Scott and six officers get life sentences, and most of the crew get long terms.