In Other Worlds

1985 novel by A. A. Attanasio

Not to be confused with the book In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood.

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In Other Worlds

First edition

Author| A. A. Attanasio
Language| English
Series| Radix Tetrad
Genre| Science fiction novel

Publication date

| 1985, re-released 2008 Phoenix Pick
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages| 175 (176 2008 edition)
ISBN| 0-552-99168-6 (978-160450-262-6 2008 Edition)
OCLC| 14244036
Preceded by| Radix
Followed by| Arc of the Dream

In Other Worlds is a 1985 novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, the second in his Radix Tetrad.[1] It contains humans, zōtl, Rimstalkers, other spatial dimensions, and time-travel/temporal distortion as do other novels in the Radix series, though they are re-envisioned.

## Plot

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Carl Schirmer's life is transformed when he is turned into energy by an eighth-dimensional being and transported to a faraway world at the edge of a black hole.

What follows is a thrilling ride similar to Flash Gordon involving a woman from the end of time, a man who can live off sunlight, and an alternate, paradisaical Earth in which World War II never happened.

## Characters

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* Carl Schirmer: An everyman who is abducted and transformed by the Eld Skyle. A reluctant hero who soon learns to wield a laser baton, fly a rocket ship, and find true love.
* Eld Skyle: An eighth-dimensional life-form who feeds on the imperfections of other life-forms, transforming them into idealized versions of their former selves.
* Evoë: A denizen of the strange world the Eld Skyle brings Carl to.
* Zee: A friend of Carl's who discovers key secrets to the universe.

## References

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1. ^ "A. A. Attanasio". www.aaattanasio.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

## External links

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* In Other Worlds title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number