{"id":1307,"date":"2026-01-03T21:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/manifold-03-origin-baxter-stephen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:24:18","slug":"manifold-03-origin-baxter-stephen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/manifold-03-origin-baxter-stephen\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifold 03 – Origin – Baxter, Stephen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manifold: Baxter, May 5, 2002<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a third volume in the Manifold series; the same characters reappear<\/b> in a different universe. Now, I agree with other reviewers. This book<\/b> contained far too much violence and the Zealots (the “villains”) were<\/b> disappointing. Baxter does best with antagonists who are never seen, such as<\/b> his mysterious Xeelee Sequence. As mentioned, characterization is as weak<\/b> here as for Baxter’s predecessor, Larry Niven. <\/b><\/p>\n

The ending was very sad and left me thinking: in *Manifold:Time: Malenfant<\/b> and the super-children collapse the universe and create a myriad of potential<\/b> universes. At the end of *Origin* we’re told that the Red Moon (itself<\/b> reminiscent of Baxter’s *Moonseed*) wanders between a series of parallel<\/b> Earths. *Manifold:Space* presumably happens in a universe outside this<\/b> circuit, as its galaxy contains myriad intelligent species. <\/b><\/p>\n

These books had several interesting themes in common: Malenfant’s journey<\/b> and ultimate death, love and faith as essential to human existence, the<\/b> Neandertal toolmaking as a meditation, malfunctioning and meaningless<\/b> supertechnology, and a vast, incredible view of all reality that dwarfs most sf<\/b> writers’ abilities to make their readers *see*. (The black hole miners,<\/b> mentioned in the first and third book, are an idea so amazing that they<\/b> deserve a whole novel…) The extremely depressing tone of all Baxter’s<\/b> writings is present here as well, and makes this less satisfying a read than it<\/b> would have been if he let his heroes win for once. Overall, a strange series<\/b> that reveals this writer’s weaknesses as much as his strengths. A writer who<\/b> has to reuse so much material needs to slow down or stop until he has more<\/b> to work with. –This text refers to the Hardcover\u00a0edit<\/i><\/b>ion<\/b>. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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