Various other characters repeat, most importantly Emma Stoney (Malenfant’s wife) and Nemoto, a Japanese woman crucial in books two and three. The three novels unfold in three separate realities, centering on three versions of the primary character Reid Malenfant. Warning: this post is longer than my usual, but it’s really two posts in one (so actually it’s slightly shorter than usual). It was only at the very end it got weird.īefore I proceed: SPOILER WARNING! I’m freely discussing all three books. What’s funny is that, up to the last 20 pages, the book was ‘fine if you like that sort of thing’ (I just didn’t).
Unfortunately the third book, Manifold: Origin, didn’t do much for me. So a definite thumbs up on book number two. The story stayed grounded and engaged me throughout, plus there were several cool science fiction ideas I’d never encountered before (which is kinda the point of reading hard SF). (A single data point doesn’t mean much.) And I did find the overall themes a little intriguing.Īs it turned out, I rather enjoyed the second one, Manifold: Space. As I wrote, I wasn’t very whelmed, but a bad meal at a new restaurant can be a fluke - it’s only fair to give the chef at least one more chance. on earth and beyond.Recently I posted about Manifold: Time, the first book in a trilogy by Stephen Baxter, a writer new to me.
While desperately searching to discover what happened to the woman he loves, Malenfant embarks upon an adventure to the very fount of human development. But when the very fabric of the sky tears open, spilling living creatures to the ground and pulling others inside (including his wife, Emma), Malenfant's quest to uncover the unknown becomes personal. In the year 2015, astronaut Reid Malenfant is flying over the African continent, intent on examining a mysterious glowing construct in Earth's orbit. Manifold: Origin is] filled with marvelous scientific speculations, strange events, novel concepts, and an awe-inspiring sense of the wonders of the universe."- Science Fiction Chronicle "One of the best SF writers in the business. When the very fabric of the sky tears open, spilling out living creatures and pulling others inside, including his wife, Malenfant's constant quest to uncover the unknown becomes personal. The final book of the Manifold trilogy opens as astronaut Reid Malenfant flies over the African continent to examine an alien red moon that has emerged to eclipse Earth's moon.
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