Noumenon Infinity

By Marina J. Lostetter

Travel even further through space and time in the stunning sequel to NOUMENON – a tale of exploration, adventure, and science.

In 2125, the interstellar convoy NOUMENON set out on a voyage that changed humanity’s place in the universe forever. Three millenia later, the convoy’s remaining ships and the clone descendants of its original crew are returning to the anomalous star LQ Pyxidis with new dreams and new objectives.

But NOUMENON was not the only mission to leave Earth behind in the 22nd century.

Physicist Vanhi Kapoor is the leader of Convoy 12. Hers is the smallest Planet United Mission and the only one working entirely within our solar system, but as Vanhi’s team pushes the boundaries of subdimensional research further than ever before, disaster strikes. Suddenly, they find themselves very far from home, with the unknown on their horizon.

NOUMENON INFINITY is the story of two missions, aeons and light years apart. They are connected both by a spirit of adventure and an interstellar mystery that transcends time and space.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Aug 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9780008223427

Marina J. Lostetter

Marina J. Lostetter’s original short fiction has appeared in Lightspeed’s Women Destroy Science Fiction! and InterGalactic Medicine Show, among other publications. Originally from Oregon, she now lives in Arkansas with her husband, Alex. Marina enjoys globe-trotting, board games, and all things art-related.

Reviews for Noumenon Infinity

[tuusannuuska-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Whaddaya know, I actually liked this more the second time around! I still stand by what I said two years ago, but my stance has changed. I still didn't feel deeply with anyone, but that is to be expected when the timeline consistently jumps multiple generations and so forth. I also really liked the ending this time, but maybe that's affected by the fact that now I'm in possession of the third book and get to keep going with the series.

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Original review 03/2019:
I very much enjoyed this book, but I didn't love it. Let me start with the cons that kept this from being a five star read: 1) the characters, 2) the writing. Which is not to say either was bad! The characters simply didn't make me feel either sympathy or empathy, and the writing was just "good enough". I felt wildly interested in the story, but I wasn't invested in it, if that makes sense. I wanted to know what it was all about, but I didn't really care one way or the other. Also, I saw the twist coming pretty early on, which sort of dampened my enjoyment.

All of the four stars I gave the book were for the concepts of this book, as well as to the plot to a certain extent. I love books that force me to pay attention and aren't afraid to have complex plots. I also love fake science in scifi, so this is definitely a book for me in that regard. If you're someone who wants their scifi to be believable and pertain to the knows laws of physics, you might be a little bit miffed with this.

The ending was a little difficult to make my peace with, because it definitely leaves questions unanswered. I'm not sure if it feels intentional enough for me, or if the author just ran out of steam. Either way, the ending was okay enough to leave me with a good taste in my mouth, so I'm not too mad about it.

[schant-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It had some big and interesting SF ideas but was let down by the structure. It jumped about through place and time too suddenly - there were long stretches of one strand of story, then a sudden jump to another strand with new characters and different issues and just as I was getting settled into that, another jump maybe back to the first strand, maybe elsewhere. It could also have done with a slower, more detailed denouement - there were unanswered questions and glossed over explanations that could have been more developed. So, interesting, but needed more work.