![]() As fits an epic story which will cover thirty years form the time of Tom’s death and suspension to the book’s climax, the novel opens in media res with a 64 year Katie approaching a hidden crypt in an abandoned copper mine where her husband lies. Katie’s story is infused with an emotional intensity I seldom come across in science fiction. While still maintaining a fine sense of pacing, Nagata breaks up her viewpoint chapters with Kishida with snippets from popular cable tv and internet based entertainment and “Wedged Time” segments which are the dreams of Kishida’s husband Tom while he is a corpsicle. ![]() While the nanotechnology is less sophisticated than in the earlier book, the science is actually more detailed, specifically the challenges of maintaining someone in cryonic suspension and then reviving them. While it is a step backwards in time from the first novel in the series, The Bohr Maker, to an indeterminate time in the early 21st Century, this novel is a noticeable improvement in Nagata’s skill. Linda Nagata’s second novel is many things: the second installment in her Nanotech Succession series the story of Katie Kishida, a woman fiercely committed to resurrecting her husband Tom in cryonic suspension and a near future novel now interestingly dated in some aspects. The link is to the Kindle version of the novel which is slightly revised from the version I reviewed. ![]() ![]() A continuation of the retro-review series on Linda Nagata’s Nanotech Succession series. ![]()
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