This is definitely one of those books that I will think back on often because my mind is still trying to unravel all the connections and unexplained aspects of it. There are some very creative ideas in here and excellent description throughout. Additionally I never really understood exactly what the Shadow Operators were. I also never really understood what The Schrander was or where it came from or what its purpose was. You never really find out what the Light is and why it affects the cats the way it does. It is possible I missed some the explanations because I had a lot of issue with staying focused on the story because of all the unexplained terminology. There is a lot of ambiguity to the story and a lot of things left unexplained. All the stories do end up tying together somewhat the Schrander ends up being a connecting theme between all of these characters. However it was kind of all over the place and threw tons of terminology at you without ever really explaining anything.Īll of the characters are pretty dark and depressing with addictions, mental issues, and general instability being the major portions of their personalities.

The book is filled with spectacular descriptions and creative ideas. Neil Gaiman provided a nice foreword which gives some good initial description and summary to help ground the reader a bit before starting the story, which was nice. Both Seria Mau and Ed’s stories take place in 2400AD.Īs I mentioned I am still trying to kind of figure out what this book was about. He is a bit lost in many ways and ends up finding work at a circus run by Sandra Chen. Ed is a former thrill-seeker and current Tank junkie (VR immersion tanks that providing new experiences for users). Seria Mau has received a mysterious package that is supposed to allow her to be more human again and is trying to track down the source of the package to figure out how it works. The second character is Seria Mau Genlicher Seria Mau is a cybernetically modified woman who operates a K-ship as a merc. He thinks he is being chased by a creature called the Schrander and that the serial killing he does keeps the Scrander at bay. The first is Michael Kearney who is a physicist and serial killer. The narrator did a decent job of narrating it.

It is part of the Neil Gaiman presents series. I am still trying to kind of figure out what happened here.

It’s a very interesting book but somewhat hard to follow and understand. I have had this book awhile to read and finally picked it up. Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Empty Space Trilogy Length: 10 hours and 22 minutes (320 pages)

Light by john harrison