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Author: John Barnes
Publisher: Harper Prism
Year: 1997
ISBN: 006105660X
Description: 327 pages; 18 cm.
He joins up with another interdimensional group whose goal is to defeat the evil "Closers", and to free all the Earths. Strang is often accompanied by the beautiful Chrysamen ja N'wook, his partner, as they travel from timeline to timeline foiling attempts of the Closers to conquer yet another Earth. In Washington's Dirigible, the good guys had attempted to create a new history, where King George III had been a pro-American supporter, thus pushing a much-more technologically-advanced Empire into a Federation of somewhat equal partners. However, the Closers have stumbled across this version of the Earth, and had started derailing the process. Strang, on his own, has to get the new history back on its planned path, that would lead to a strong ally for the good-guy ATN (Allied Timelines for Nondeterminism) in their fight against the Closers. As hard as it would be to singlehandedly try and defeat a well-organized enemy, with seemingly unlimited resources, Strang uncomfortably discovers that the person he has to defeat is himself.
Strang is a character you immediately like. Having Strang narrate the three books in the series helps the reader connect with Strang, despite the bizarre (and occasionally hokey) situations he finds himself in.
Score: 80 out of 100. Good action, likeable protagonist, good plot. More than just light reading, but still, a slightly unsatisfying feast.
