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Tor (2012), ebook edition, 384 pages
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LibraryThing member Jiraiya
one of those books which taught me patience. Patience to finish most books that I found tedious and patience to curb my irritation when an expectation of mine is not met. By that I mean that the start of this book was very firmly science fictiony. But as the story unfolded it became entangled in a
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sort of thriller. And I couldn't deal with the fact that the author had changed direction for his story. I thought, and I do think, that the author had a bright idea for his book but ran out of ideas quickly. 1 star. Show Less
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novella — 2007)
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novella — 2006)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (Finalist — 2007)
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384 p.; 6.75 inches
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John Rayburn thought all of his problems were the mundane ones of an Ohio farm boy in his last year in high school. Then his doppelgänger appeared, tempted him with a device that let him travel across worlds, and stole his life from him. John soon finds himself caroming through universes, unable to return home—the device is broken. John settles in a new universe to unravel its secrets and fix it.