Review by Claire Riddle -- Worldlines by Adam Guest
Posted: 15 Dec 2020, 01:57
[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]
Have you ever imagined yourself living in a different dimension? What would be your ‘other version’ doing in that world? Adam Guest’s Worldlines is such an amazing story based on a world where multi dimensions actually exist.
Gary Jackson, the protagonist of the novel is a university student studying physics. In one of the lectures about Many Worlds theory, he describes a near-death experience he had when he was in high school. He had barely avoided an accident which could have killed him. According to the Many Worlds theory, there would be another version of him who had met with the accident.
Proving this theory is true, in another Worldline, Gary has met with the accident and has had severe injuries. Staying at his girlfriend's and unable to do a job, he practices lucid dreaming and one night he dreams Michelle, a girl he fancied at high school with himself at a party. Since Michelle had turned him down in real life, he gets angry and stabs her with a knife in the dream. But things get complicated once he finds out that in a different Worldline, Michelle has been killed and Garry Jackson in that Worldline is being punished for a crime he had not committed.
There was nothing I disliked about this novel. The flow of the story was smooth and captivating. Although this novel was more of a science fiction than a fantasy, the language used was simple. Also, there was not much heavy scientific content, which made it easier to understand. I loved the unexpected plot twists and the author’s attention to the details. I just did not read the story, I could almost watch it since each scene was described with care. Even the characters were chosen wisely. There were neither ‘unnecessary’ characters nor any character ‘disappeared’ unexpectedly. Each and every person had notable influence for the development of the story, in fact which made the story more believable.
Although there were some typos and a very few grammar errors, it was not a reason to deduct a star. Therefore, I rate this novel 4 out of 4 stars.
Writing about several Worldlines where the same characters appear over and over could be a challenge. But I loved the way the author switches between these Worldlines without effort. It was not confusing and kept me intrigued for the whole time. For fantasy and science fiction lovers, I highly recommend this fascinating novel without hesitation. However, this novel is not suitable for readers under 14 for its violent and mature content.
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Worldlines
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Have you ever imagined yourself living in a different dimension? What would be your ‘other version’ doing in that world? Adam Guest’s Worldlines is such an amazing story based on a world where multi dimensions actually exist.
Gary Jackson, the protagonist of the novel is a university student studying physics. In one of the lectures about Many Worlds theory, he describes a near-death experience he had when he was in high school. He had barely avoided an accident which could have killed him. According to the Many Worlds theory, there would be another version of him who had met with the accident.
Proving this theory is true, in another Worldline, Gary has met with the accident and has had severe injuries. Staying at his girlfriend's and unable to do a job, he practices lucid dreaming and one night he dreams Michelle, a girl he fancied at high school with himself at a party. Since Michelle had turned him down in real life, he gets angry and stabs her with a knife in the dream. But things get complicated once he finds out that in a different Worldline, Michelle has been killed and Garry Jackson in that Worldline is being punished for a crime he had not committed.
There was nothing I disliked about this novel. The flow of the story was smooth and captivating. Although this novel was more of a science fiction than a fantasy, the language used was simple. Also, there was not much heavy scientific content, which made it easier to understand. I loved the unexpected plot twists and the author’s attention to the details. I just did not read the story, I could almost watch it since each scene was described with care. Even the characters were chosen wisely. There were neither ‘unnecessary’ characters nor any character ‘disappeared’ unexpectedly. Each and every person had notable influence for the development of the story, in fact which made the story more believable.
Although there were some typos and a very few grammar errors, it was not a reason to deduct a star. Therefore, I rate this novel 4 out of 4 stars.
Writing about several Worldlines where the same characters appear over and over could be a challenge. But I loved the way the author switches between these Worldlines without effort. It was not confusing and kept me intrigued for the whole time. For fantasy and science fiction lovers, I highly recommend this fascinating novel without hesitation. However, this novel is not suitable for readers under 14 for its violent and mature content.
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Worldlines
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon