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A fun little jailbreak title. Matthew Hughes has created an interesting universe for this scifi novella. He uses the idea of wormholes in a clever way - these are the ‘whimsies' of the title. The whimsies provide a portal to other dimensions, but also allow the bending of time and space to allow interstellar travel. Noubles refer to a strange gemstone that hold extreme value in this universe.
The novella is following the story of an art forger, after a big score. He is trying to scam his way to get some noubles from an unscrupulous governor of a planet that appears to be the only source of these noubles. He is double crossed an sent to a prison colony where he learns more about the true nature of whimsies and noubles.
This is a clever novella - it has a lot of story in a short length. The world building is fantastic and the characters are well rounded. A good read!
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1 released bookArchonate Universe is a 19-book series first released in 2001 with contributions by Matthew Hughes.
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4 primary books7 released booksLuff Imbry is a 7-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Spider Robinson, James Alan Gardner, and 9 others.