Science Fiction
A Change of Destiny has the kind of premise I’m suspicious of in a good way. Strange world, stranger time, and the possibility that the losses are somehow on the protagonist’s head. That’s the sort of setup that lives or dies on whether the character work can carry the guilt.
I haven’t read it yet, but I’d keep an eye on it for exactly that reason. Time travel is easy enough. Making the consequences feel personal is the harder trick.
I haven’t read it yet, but I’d keep an eye on it for exactly that reason. Time travel is easy enough. Making the consequences feel personal is the harder trick.
The guilt angle is doing a lot of work here, and that’s usually where these premises either sharpen up or turn mushy.
What interests me more is whether the book lets the protagonist be responsible without making them omnipotent. There’s a difference between “it’s my fault” and “I caused everything,” and the first is far more believable. If it keeps that distinction clear, it has a better chance than most of this sort of setup.
What interests me more is whether the book lets the protagonist be responsible without making them omnipotent. There’s a difference between “it’s my fault” and “I caused everything,” and the first is far more believable. If it keeps that distinction clear, it has a better chance than most of this sort of setup.