Cruise into murder, mayhem, and alternate realities. Award-winning author Pat Murphy takes us aboard a luxury cruise ship and into the strange confluence of time and space known as the Bermuda Triangle.
Susan Galina and her friend Pat are relaxing on a luxury cruise ship heading from New York to Europe via Bermuda. Trouble begins when one of the passengers, author Max Merriwell, receives a threatening note that appears to come from one of his own pseudonyms. Susan hears wolves howling, passengers are seized with a dancing mania, and monsters lurk in the corridors. An eyewitness reports a murder that seems not to have happened. While others struggle to understand these strange events, Pat seeks the explanation in quantum physics, in this suspenseful, funny, and fast-paced science fiction romp.
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"This book was frivolous, predictable, and a heck of a lot of fun! Also, it reminded me how much I love Wild Angel, so I went and re-read that one Friday night. I'll have to get my hands on There and Back Again, the third book in this not-actually-a-series, one of these days...."
— Cait (4 out of 5 stars)
“[Reader] Johanna Ward performs well, deftly handling the mayhem…Her voice is pleasant and a very nice match to this material.”
— SFFAudio.com“In this book obsessed with books, the questions of who is in charge, who is real and whether the answers to those questions matter will leave readers pleasantly dizzy.”
— Publishers Weekly“Recalls the works of Lewis Carroll and the theories of quantum physics. Highly recommended for sf collections.”
— Library Journal“Amusing...and well handled.”
— Kirkus" I listened to this book in an MP3 format while exercising so maybe my view of the book is tainted. It was okay, but just okay. Maybe I would have liked it more if I had been suffering less while I listened to it. "
— Tlnorz, 10/6/2013" I loved Pat Murphy's sci-fi retelling of the hobbit, but this book was nowhere near as good. The concept was clever--a writer's pen names coming to life on a cruise in the Bermuda Triangle--but the plotting was slow and nothing much happened until the end. "
— Erick, 9/28/2013" A fun, but easy read. I like the fact that it explores some aspects of quantum physics which adds to the enjoyment. What is reality? "
— Cody, 12/1/2012" SOS - can you hear me? "
— Becky, 11/11/2012" Sorry to all the fans...but I thought this book was terrible. I listened to the audiobook. "
— ERNEST, 10/21/2012" Put my two favorite things together - cruises and alternate realities - and you get this book!!! "
— Terry, 5/15/2012" I'd never heard of this author before, but now I'm hoping to read more of her books. This book was fun to read and the author certainly didn't take it too seriously, which made it silly in parts, but good overall. "
— Josh, 12/14/2011" I really enjoyed this novel. I especially enjoy the physics behind it. "
— doug, 11/6/2011" Light but fun "
— Deb, 9/15/2010" I loved this book. It's one of the those books where the less you know about it, the more you're going to enjoy it, so if you like barely sci-fi-ish books, just read it. "
— Mace, 6/30/2010" I loved this book. It's one of the those books where the less you know about it, the more you're going to enjoy it, so if you like barely sci-fi-ish books, just read it. "
— Mace, 6/2/2010" Sorry to all the fans...but I thought this book was terrible. I listened to the audiobook. "
— ERNEST, 2/16/2010" Put my two favorite things together - cruises and alternate realities - and you get this book!!! "
— Terry, 4/20/2009" I'd never heard of this author before, but now I'm hoping to read more of her books. This book was fun to read and the author certainly didn't take it too seriously, which made it silly in parts, but good overall. "
— Josh, 2/1/2009" I loved Pat Murphy's sci-fi retelling of the hobbit, but this book was nowhere near as good. The concept was clever--a writer's pen names coming to life on a cruise in the Bermuda Triangle--but the plotting was slow and nothing much happened until the end. "
— Erick, 8/5/2008" I really enjoyed this novel. I especially enjoy the physics behind it. "
— doug, 7/15/2008" I listened to this book in an MP3 format while exercising so maybe my view of the book is tainted. It was okay, but just okay. Maybe I would have liked it more if I had been suffering less while I listened to it. "
— Tlnorz, 4/3/2008Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her science fiction and fantasy writing, including the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the World Fantasy Award. When not writing science fiction, she writes for the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s museum of science, art, and human perception. She lives in San Francisco.
Johanna Ward (a.k.a. Kate Reading) is an Audie Award–winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children.