Two young scientists are thrown into an alien world of contradictions: the people include almost-normal humans and two other non-human species, but some laws of physics are so strange they can’t possibly exist in our universe. They struggle to survive (working as dishwashers in a diner), learn the language (starting with the menu in the diner) and figure out where they are. Along the way they learn a secret that is literally world-shattering, and no one else can save them or the planet.
When I put this book up on Kindle , I got a very nice review from a stranger named Don V [verbatim]: “this book takes an old idea and does it the way it should have been done in the first place. the original stories were from the 20s and 30s … but this is a story about people, society and people. the story-line is interesting and does not get bogged down in infinite detail. it has people you care about and a plot-line that is within the suspension-of-disbelief range. all in all, a very good book from someone who knows how to write.”
The same guy also said “Many thanks to the author for making this a stand-alone novel. I’ve stopped reading serials and would never have purchased this had it been Book One of Many More.” Boy, can I related to that!
He understood what I was attempting. I’ve taken one of the hoariest old ideas in science fiction and re-worked it with modern physics and, I hope, a fun and fast-moving story.