Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory

I've started reading the 2024 Nebula nominees and this is the first of the bunch. It's a beautifully written novel with lovely prose. It's an expansion of a novella previously written by the author. I had not read the novella so I had no preconceptions about the plot. The plot is interesting, reminiscent of the arms buildup and one-upmanship between the East and West during and after the Cold War. One of the antagonists is clearly a stand-in for Putin. Though not exactly reflective of the international chaos of this specific moment in time, it is still a lesson in authoritarian rule and misinformation. Unfortunately, I found the book to be less engrossing than many other reviewers on the internet. My attention varied throughout my reading despite having good, long, uninterrupted concentration on the book.

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