In Other Worlds
| Author | A. A. Attanasio |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Radix Tetrad |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 175 |
| ISBN | 0-552-99168-6 |
| Preceded by | Radix |
| Followed by | Arc of the Dream |
In Other Worlds is a 1985 novel by A. A. Attanasio, the second in his Radix Tetrad. It contains humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other novels in the Radix series, though they are re-envisioned.
Plot
Carl Schirmer's life is transformed when he is turned into energy by an eighth-dimensional being and transported to a faraway world at the edge of a black hole.
What follows is a thrilling ride similar to Flash Gordon involving a woman from the end of time, a man who can live off sunlight, and an alternate, paradisaical Earth in which World War II never happened.
Characters
Carl Schirmer: An everyman who is abducted and transformed by the Eld Skyle. A reluctant hero who soon learns to wield a laser baton, fly a rocket ship, and find true love.
Eld Skyle: An eighth-dimensional life-form who feeds on the imperfections of other life-forms, transforming them into idealized versions of their former selves.
Evoë: A denizen of the strange world the Eld Skyle brings Carl to.
Zee: A friend of Carl's who discovers key secrets to the universe.
The book can be read without having read the rest of the series.