Sea of Tranquility

How it reads

Sea of Tranquility is science fiction (speculative science fiction, specifically), and its dominant mood is melancholy. It's quietly sad, wistful and reflective. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in several locations, in the future, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are identity. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. At 259 pages it's a quick read. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.