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The Space Between Worlds: Random House Worlds

Autor Micaiah Johnson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – iun 2021

Descoperim în The Space Between Worlds o lectură stratificată, care echilibrează ritmul alert al unui roman polițist cu o construcție de lume densă și provocatoare. Micaiah Johnson propune un sistem de călătorie interdimensională guvernat de o regulă tehnologică și biologică unică: nu poți păși într-un univers în care propria ta variantă încă trăiește. Această premisă transformă trauma în utilitate, făcând din Cara, o femeie care a murit deja în 372 de lumi paralele, cea mai valoroasă resursă a Institutului Eldridge. Reținem modul în care autoarea folosește mecanica multiversului pentru a face o critică socială tăioasă. Lumea este divizată între opulența tehnologică din Wiley City și brutalitatea deșertului din exterior, iar statutul de călător al Carei devine singura ei cale spre cetățenie. Ca și A Thousand Pieces of You, volumul explorează posibilitățile infinite ale existențelor paralele, dar dintr-o perspectivă mult mai matură și politizată, concentrându-se pe modul în care clasa socială și rasa dictează șansele de supraviețuire în orice realitate. Dacă în Infinity Gate accentul cade pe expansiunea tehnologică la scară mare, aici miza este profund personală și intimă. Considerăm că acest debut stabilește temele fundamentale pe care Johnson le continuă în Those Beyond the Wall, în special explorarea furiei și a revoluției în medii distopice. Stilul narativ este precis, iar dinamica dintre Cara și coordonatoarea ei, Dell, adaugă o tensiune emoțională care ancorează speculația științifică în realitatea umană. Este un roman despre ceea ce rămâne din noi atunci când toate versiunile noastre alternative sunt eliminate.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780593156919
ISBN-10: 0593156919
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 139 x 208 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Random House
Colecția Random House Worlds
Seria Random House Worlds


De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care caută un science-fiction inteligent, unde tehnologia servește ca metaforă pentru inegalitatea socială. Veți câștiga o perspectivă inedită asupra identității: cine ești când ești singura versiune supraviețuitoare a ta? Este recomandată celor care au apreciat profunzimea din seria Firebird, dar își doresc un ton mai sobru și o protagonistă complexă, care nu se teme să fie pragmatică pentru a supraviețui.


Despre autor

Micaiah Johnson este o voce emergentă în literatura speculativă, având un parcurs academic și personal impresionant. Crescută într-o comunitate de Martori ai lui Iehova din deșertul Californiei, a absolvit liceul la doar 13 ani. Expertiza sa actuală ca doctorand la Vanderbilt, unde studiază intersecția dintre rasă și robotică, se reflectă direct în proza sa. Debutul ei, The Space Between Worlds, a fost rapid recunoscut de publicații precum NPR și New York Times pentru modul în care împletește experiența sa de viață cu teme complexe de identitate și alteritate în genul science-fiction.


Descriere scurtă

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. "Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention--and your allegiance."--Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - Library Journal - Book Riot Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there's just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying--from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun. Cara's life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. On this dystopian Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power. She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works--and shamelessly flirts--with her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelg ngers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined--and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world but the entire multiverse. "Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose."--Library Journal (starred review)


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The Sunday Times bestseller. Winner of the Kitschies Golden Tentacle award.

A stunning science fiction debut, The Space Between Worlds is both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.

'My mother used to say I was born reaching, which is true. She also used to say it would get me killed, which it hasn't. Not yet, anyway.'

Born in the dirt of the wasteland, Cara has fought her entire life just to survive. Now she has done the impossible, and landed herself a comfortable life on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, she's on a sure path to citizenship and security - on this world, at least.

Of the 380 realities that have been unlocked, Cara is dead in all but 8.

Cara's parallel selves are exceptionally good at dying - from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun - which makes Cara wary, and valuable. Because while multiverse travel is possible, no one can visit a world in which their counterpart is still alive. And no one has fewer counterparts than Cara.

But then one of her eight doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, and Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined - and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her earth, but the entire multiverse.


Recenzii

Johnson's debut is a rare bird in any reality: a novel that is twisting, suspenseful, and profound
Profoundly satisfying . . . [it] remained two steps ahead of my imagination, rattling it out of complacency and flooding it with color and heat
A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships who make us who we are - in this world, and in those we can only imagine
A strong new voice in science fiction
Fascinating, complicated, compelling . . . this is a jewel of a novel, all the more impressive for being Johnson's debut
Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose
Johnson bursts onto the scene with this thought-provoking, high-concept sci-fi debut that impresses with exceptional worldbuilding and a distinctive protagonist
Johnson excels at contrasting lives of privilege and poverty, and at drip-feeding information that gradually reveals Cara's complex character
A dark, provocative read that's both challenging and satisfying
Micaiah Johnson's debut is a punk album, presenting a world where even our possibilities are colonized. I loved every twisting minute of it
A riveting story filled with adventures and emotions
Gorgeous writing, mind-bending worldbuilding, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character that demands your attention - and your allegiance
An imaginative tale of multiverses and doppelgangers
A witty, deep and savvy tale . . . Fresh and interesting
Sliding Doors meets Mad Max . . . a fast-paced, compelling read
Johnson's world-hopping debut uses science fictional tools and an exciting plot to address urgent questions of privilege and position. . . . A compelling stand-alone debut that will leave readers thrilled, thoughtful, and anticipating the author's next book
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At a time when I was really struggling with the cognitive demands of reading anything for work or pleasure, this book flooded me with oxygen and lit me on fire. I can't say for certain that it enabled me to read again, but in its wake, I could
A dark, provocative read... The social commentary is hard-hitting, delivered with plenty of gripping, well-crafted storytelling
Johnson, while never neglecting the necessity for story, has taken the opportunity to treat with profound questions if you read closely