This is a very belated review for a scifi/fantasy type novel sent to me by the author. Part of the reason why it is so late is because even after reading the surprisingly short book, I am finding it difficult to describe my exact feelings. However, I'll do my best.
The first few chapters (which are also relatively short) start out intriguing enough, introducing the main character. She is a well to do woman, a professor of Science at the university where things are taking place. There are a scandalizing lack of descriptions and details of people, places, and things. One of my main critiques is that while I has half way through and getting very much into the plot, I realized that I had no idea what most of these characters looked like! I couldn't picture them. I was being told, very plainly, step by step what was taking place rather than shown with a creative use of words. Not to say that the plot itself wasn't creative. Days and weeks after reading it I thought about it. Different dimensions. However, I would've liked more explanations. How was that possible? I read another reviewer say something about too much science... I disagree, I would have liked more. Even if the basis of it was complete fiction. I think it just would have been easier to grasp.
I really enjoyed Antov's complexities, he was by far the deepest and most evolved character. I would've liked to see some of that same inner turmoil and humanity with the lead female, her husband and others.
Overall, the author did a wonderful job with creating this plot. Some of the execution could have been better, but I would definitely be interested in reading her later works.
