One book, two stories, each connected to one another, giving the reader the choice of where to Joshua is a genetically-modified human, created to survive a 490-light-year voyage to another habitable planet after Earth is destroyed by a meteorite. He stumbles upon a genocidal plot among the elites of the ship, and somehow must find a way to survive using only his savant-like intellect. Marai accompanies her mother on sabbatical to live among a lost tribe, when they encounter another murderous tribe who can see despite sewing their eyes closed. She learns of an ancient prophecy concerning her, and must use her power of belief to survive the impending doom. How are the two stories connected? You might not know until you finish both!
This was an interesting concept for a book, with two stories read front to back of each other. I read Where Else first, but having read both, I think it might be better to start with Elsewhere. Because of the format, the stories were a little shorter than I expected, with some of the plot more compressed that I would have liked. I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen in the second book.
I love the way this book is two books in one and how they tie together, even though they seem so completely different. Such a fun, creative way to have the names reversible and to be read in either order. It's fun for the reader to be able to have a different experience, depending on which order they choose to read them. The story is fun and makes you want to keep reading to see what happens. A great read, especially when you want an interesting quick read. It does take a little bit to get used to the idea of reading just one side of a page as you read, but once you get used to it, it's fine.