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Finity

John Barnes (1999)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.38

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Spy / Intelligence Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple Povs

Synopsis

A thriller on multiple universes in which a man discovers he was in two places at once. As he was being beaten by a Gestapo woman--the Nazis won the war--he was also flying with his girlfriend to Saigon. In Saigon, he is attacked by the Gestapo woman, who is shot by the girlfriend, now transformed into a secret agent. By the author of Earth Made of Glass.

Is Finity appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This adult sci-fi thriller features Nazi alternate history violence including a Gestapo beating scene, reality-bending multiverse concepts, and spy action. The complex premise and dark historical subject matter make it more suitable for mature readers.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include torture, domestic violence, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who enjoy mind-bending sci-fi thrillers about parallel universes and alternate timelines will be drawn to this reality-shifting mystery.

Tags

Science FictionThrillerAlternate HistoryMultiverse Fiction