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Jamisia got waked up in the middle of the night by voices in
her head screaming for her to run. Then her tutor appeared at her
door and spirited her away. Aboard the pod he had prepared for her
she is able to get aboard the metroliner, already on its way to
the jumping-off point to the rest of the galaxy.
After she left, the orbiting habitat she had lived in
was destroyed. Someone is indeed after Jamisia.
As we become acquainted with her, we learn that the voices in
her head are actually separate personalities. But why, in a society
supposedly free of mental illness, does she have a multiple
personality disorder? What secret does she (or one of her personalities)
have that is worth the cost of destroying an orbital habitat?
This brilliantly-written novel is entertaining, sometimes disorienting,
but never dull. If you want to get a look at what 28th century
hackers might do, this is the book. If you wonder just how diverse
it is possible for the human race to become (and still remain human),
look no further.
I guess even the New York Times can be right every once in a while . . .
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