Finity

Just finished Finity by John Barnes. It's a science-fiction novel that I liked a lot. It was, in a lot of ways, a really well-written adventure story. Just a lot of interesting scenes, the thriller sort of thing of not knowing what was going on, that sort of thing. I definitely enjoyed it, despite a lot of problems. For one thing, the science was often not really in-depth, based on outdated theories, or really didn't make sense if you thought about it. There were some contrivances of the plot that annoyed me (normally it wouldn't, but Barnes, at least 3 times, brings up these coincidences as if there will be some sort of explanation... and there isn't). I suppose the most major criticism is the ending. I'm not going to spoil it, though it probably won't matter, but basically a very major problem introduced in the novel is left totally unresolved. I would wonder if there was a sequel, but it seemed pretty conclusive. I did like some of the other aspects of the ending, though - the 'planeswalker' scenario is one that's pretty intresting, and it's also cool that, although the characters may not have realized it yet, they are essentially immortal.

Overall, a pretty good Romance capital-r, not great on the science or the logic.