[4] Trying to locate weapon of mass destruction, Marianna Bonaventure is an American in the United States Department of Energy's CROM (Critical Resources Oversight Mandate) who has to work together with the outstanding analyst Jonathan Knox.

[5][6] The Seattle Times's Nisi Shawl wrote, "DeSmedt's clear descriptions of everything from the core of a typical star to the sinister device an assassin uses to mimic a wolf's bite make it easy to follow his swiftly swooping story line".

[5] Danica McKellar praised the book in an interview with the New York Post, stating, "It's my favorite science fiction thriller.

"[8] Referring to how Earth's gravity could have sucked in a black hole, John R. Alden wrote in The Plain Dealer, "Singularity takes this bizarre possibility, adds a cast of exotic characters, whips in a blitzkrieg plot and bakes it all into a hugely entertaining near-future thriller.

Exotic hardware, lifestyles of the rich and notorious, double- and triple-crosses and a slightly rushed and facile conclusion all make a respectable if not outstanding first effort.