![]() ![]() The lead scientist at the heart of the story is a trans woman, and two other main characters are in a sapphic relationship. There's also a lot of social commentary in this book, specifically surrounding discrimination and bigotry. One reason for the disconnect I felt with this book might be the abundance of characters and different worlds here I didn't really feel like I had enough time with any of them. His books discuss some truly fascinating concepts, his world-building is masterful, and his characters tend to feel very real and human (whatever species they may be). ![]() Tchaikovsky has studied both psychology and zoology at university, and this is something that shines through basically everything he writes. ![]() It all wraps up in a neat little package, though, but it takes a little to get there. The story revolves around parallel universes (which alongside time travel is one of my least favorite sci-fi tropes) and at points the plot edges on to get a little convoluted. This one isn't one of my favorites, though, while I do think this explores some really interesting topics, too. Tchaikovsky is my favorite author, so I don't know how objective I can truly be about his books at this point. ![]()
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