The Concept of Other Worlds. The End.

The end, because I'm not really sure how to explain this. I guess it will go something like this: I'll get all philosophical and you'll end up scratching you head and frowning by the time I'm done. Oh well, here we go.

Basically in this book there are countless numbers of worlds with different people, landscapes, and stories happening on each one. None of them are really aware that the others exist accept for those who travel freely between them, namely Will and Lyra.

However, these worlds are all coexisting in the same place at the same time, like all right on top of each other. This creates a sort of quantum physics thing because according to science, this really just can't be possible. One piece of matter can't be in the same place as another piece of matter, yet that's what it looks like. A kind of paradox really, where one statement contradicts another but both are true.

Then, all of these worlds appear to be Earth, not just random planets you poof to when going between worlds. Each seems to be an alternate reality of where we live that developed differently than others, causing other creatures, plants, and anomalies to exist. They all are versions that came about in their own way and are now as they are.

Anyway, if you are still reading this, it's just a physics nightmare with no good reason to happen. Thus this book is a mess of sci-fi gone out of control. But that's too bad, because paradoxes are what make books fun and I love reading about them. Hmph.

Ciao,

Carli