a tale of retrospects, of foresights, of the same moment layered on top of itself like repeated musical notes and of quotes that echo across time. it’s a chance to re-experience the thrill of Sophie’s World, to wrestle with the mind-blowing possibility that what is may be entirely different from what we see.
This is science fiction that keeps its science largely in abeyance, as dark matter for a story about loneliness, grief and finding purpose. Rather than clutter the pages with technological advances and gee-whiz gadgets, Sea of Tranquility concentrates on the psychological implications of living in domed colonies on the surface of the moon.
A world utterly transformed is merely implied by allusions to China’s primacy and various independent regions of the United States. Mandel moves lightly across this distant era. All these various stories are finely constructed, but they gather force only during the novel’s time-traveling second half set in the year 2401. Mandel delivers futuristic section with an impish blend of wit and dread. an elegant demonstration of Mandel’s facility with a range of tones and historical periods.
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