Minor Universe 31, is a vast story-space on the
outskirts of fiction, where
the rules of science fiction govern peoples lives, and time travel is a serious
business. Every day people try to do the one
thing they shouldn't ever do which is change the past. Our protagonist is Charles Yu,
a time travel technician helps save people from themselves, and when he's not
taking clients or consoling his boss, Phil he searches for his father, who
invented time travel and then vanished. Along for the ride are TAMMY, his time machine's
operating system with low self-esteem, and his nonexistent but still there dog Ed.This was another book I pulled off of a science fiction display, which I kind of had mixed feelings about. To me it started off really slow in that nothing really happened to the point where I almost stopped reading. This book takes place mostly in the lead characters mind and so there is a lot of narration, and some of it felt kind of repetitive, or unnecessary. That being said the book did have some redeeming qualities, I enjoyed the whole concept of the book and how they dealt with the paradoxes of time travel, as well as how time travel worked. I also enjoyed how Yu keeps building up to the end while creating a new and fresh look at science fiction. Overall I think this book will probably be a good read for people who enjoy serious science fiction.
I also really loved the cover with all its ray guns and its one dog.
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