The Phantom Scientist

“Is human behavior predictable? And what would happen if you could predict it? The Phantom Scientist is not only a mystery story that's difficult to put down, it's a deep dive into questions raised by the science of self-organized complex systems that hover on the edge of chaos. You will not regret reading this book.”

Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist; author, Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

“An engaging, dryly funny read for armchair philosophers, disillusioned academics, and the unceasingly curious.”

Library Journal

"Cousin adroitly balances an accessible introduction to systems theory with a smart, well-paced mystery, animated by the very concepts he endeavors to explain. To combine mystery and a math comic, it's an elegant solution.”

Publishers Weekly

“Cousin's novel is an engaging mix of mystery, science fiction and complexity theory, told through artwork that is simple, uncluttered and easy to follow…The languid, almost cinematic pace of the story pulls the reader in, creating a sense of space and time that contrasts with the change in tempo as events accelerate towards the end.”

Physics World

"Cousin's thick and stylized drawings propel this thriller, involving a scientist who has vanished after claiming to have solved a momentous mathematical problem. As his colleagues search for his whereabouts, the isolated institute where they toil devolves into chaos.”

The New York Times

“This is a beautiful and sublime piece of work. The graphics are simple and the colours bold, standing in contrast with the complexity of the ideas touched on in the story which, ultimately, have to do with how science works and the nature of creativity itself.”

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