Of Whimsies & Noubles

A fun little jailbreak title. Matthew Hughes has created an interesting universe for this scifi novella. He uses the idea of wormholes in a clever way - these are the ‘whimsies' of the title. The whimsies provide a portal to other dimensions, but also allow the bending of time and space to allow interstellar travel. Noubles refer to a strange gemstone that hold extreme value in this universe.

The novella is following the story of an art forger, after a big score. He is trying to scam his way to get some noubles from an unscrupulous governor of a planet that appears to be the only source of these noubles. He is double crossed an sent to a prison colony where he learns more about the true nature of whimsies and noubles.

This is a clever novella - it has a lot of story in a short length. The world building is fantastic and the characters are well rounded. A good read!