Wonderful theme and higher conscience cousanary tale.

Excellent and well described and engaging storyline. I found the quantum theory multiverse description intriguing. Well worth reading and provoking.

I really enjoyed this book, I will watch for sequel.

Good, taut SF novel that takes new age beliefs and places them firmly within the halls of science. Philosophy and physics co-mingle within the plot of this high stakes thriller for the future of this Earth as we learn that there are as many Earths as history has provided opportunities for clan/state clashes. Rather than create new realities in an alternate timeline, new Earths are created where the losers prevail. Now our Earth is a juicy target for the others. It's a good tale and implied first in a series.

I must confess that I have not read a Geraldine Brooks novel before, but I am a fan of other historical fiction. There are plenty of novels out there which explore the Roman Empire, and other historical eras, but I can't recall reading a novel set in this particular era of history.

I suppose that it is a fair admission to say that I am not religious, although I was raised as a Christian. With this background, I found that the story was very familiar, but it was still interesting to explore some of the interpersonal relationships which are really covered in summary in the Old Testament. The author in her introduction stated that she was going to use the traditional spellings of names, which I immediately was concerned about, and while some of the names were hard to parse to what they were in the English translation of the bible, I found that generally saying the names aloud made them clear.

I had thought about recommending this book to my - still religious - family, however after reading it, I began to rethink this idea. Let's face it, the Old Testament - if you dig into it - is kind of brutal, and full of violence and family relationships which are a bit beyond the pale. Nevertheless, I still found some of the events quite confronting, as described in the book, but the author must be given credit for not shying away from them.

I realise that this is a ARC copy, and may be subject to change, but I believe that the addition of a dramatis personae, or glossary of names of people and places would be of assistance to people reading the novel.

All in all, this is an interesting historical look at a period of history which is otherwise largely unexplored. I think if you come from a religious background, you may need to accept the fact that there are going to probable be some hard and confronting 'truths' amidst the traditional story of King David.