What are the odds? And so beings The Quantum Suicide of Sophie Miller, which tells the story of Dr. Sophie Miller, a neurotic and introverted physics professor who, consumed by repressed guilt and unable to assign meaning to interpersonal relationships, underakes an absurdly rational scientific quest: to either prove by her life or disprove by her death an infinitely alluring theory--quantum immortality. On the surface, quantum immortality is merely the theoretical byproduct of a mathematical oddity of particle physics. But for Sophie and others who understand its philosophical implications, it calls into question our perception of time, mortality, and our very notion of reality. Sophie's quest is far greater than just a dispassionate pursuit; rather, it is the inevitable result of a long chain of causality, a vindication of her stubborn rationality, and an apology to herself and to her family for what she could not bring herself to believe.