A Flash in the Sky It is a different book. In some ways it is the typical science fiction book about "discovery of an alien world", but the world it shows us is really original, well constructed and with well-developed characters.
The story tells us the adventures of the space pilot Titus Quinn in a parallel universe that he accessed through a kind of wormhole when he was on a space mission.
The first time he visits this parallel universe (named Omniverse (by Kay Kenyon) does so by accident and with his entire family. The family is stranded in the Omniverse and Titus Quinn appears in the normal universe, with no memory and 14 years older (although in the real world only a few weeks have passed).
The corporation he works for excludes him from all space plans and ostracizes him, because they do not believe anything he tells them (small fragments of memory). Time passes and the protagonist is plunged into a deep depression, until, due to an accident on another spaceship, the corporation begins to believe in the possibility of a parallel universe and decides to organize a mission to investigate it.
He Omniverse The story that Kenyon tells us is interesting. Various races live there, some of them humanoid. For hundreds of years, since Omniverse They can see parts of our universe, which has made a whole culture similar to medieval China flourish, although the race that dominates and has subjugated the entire Omniverse, the Tarig, we do not know where they come from, they have sophisticated technology (including space travel) and fear our universe.
At certain times the Tarig remind us of the Goauld of Stargate, although the construction of the Omniverse It is completely original and more or less consistent.
The only criticism I would make is about the unevenness of the book's pacing. At times it gets boring, at others it makes you read for hours straight. It is also somewhat disappointing when as you near the end you realise that the author cannot finish the book in the remaining pages and you begin to suspect that there will be a second part. When you finish the book, it becomes clear that it is only a first part, and when you investigate a little further, you discover that it is the first of three books (A World Too Near and City Without End). This explains some of the filler scenes and the uneven pacing of the book.
Still, the book is worth reading and is entertaining, but I wouldn't give it a 10, there are more entertaining books to pass the time with.
About the author: Key KenyonIt is interesting to know that she began her career as an advertising writer and actress, as this partly explains the freshness of her approach and originality. This is her eighth novel and has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick and John W. Campbell awards.
