The In-Between
The In-Between is the unique passage between all universes. Outside time and space, the In-Between acts to separate universes, above all in terms of identity. As such, it functions as a brake on change and innovation flowing from one universe to another. When Ellie’s grandfather tries to encourage her to go on a mission through the In-Between to find a remedy for his wife’s dementia, he has no idea how this natural resistance to change will thwart his plans. So it’s no wonder that he can’t know that her role will not be limited to saving a loved-one’s life, but rather to coaxing whole civilisations to change.
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Prologue – “The In-Between! Sounds like some spiritist mumbo-jumbo. Don’t tell me you’ve been table-turning again.” Ellie chuckled. Grandfather Aanan had a strange sense of humour. “It was you that coined the expression,” she reminded him. “How could you forget? You were short-listed for a Nobel because of it.” (…)
Chapter One – “Here,” Ellie said, hurrying to take the bread knife from her grandmother’s trembling fingers. “Let me do that.” Her grandmother’s eyes lit up as if she’d just had a brilliant idea, but that light rapidly faded, giving way to a frown followed by a look of consternation. The old woman sank back into herself, not physically but mentally, as if she were fed up chasing wayward ideas. Her lips remained slightly apart in anticipation, but no further words were forthcoming. (…)
Chapter Two – “However, did you come up with the idea of the In-Between?” Ellie asked, downing the last of her tea. “I knew there were multiple universes,” Aanan replied, proffering the tea pot which Ellie declined. “Physics had postulated such a possibility for quite a while. The popular notion was that these multiple universes lay on top of each other like layers of an onion without any significant space between.” (…)
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