There is so much Marketing behind books these days... and this is one of them. Do yourself a favor and just pass on this. Life is too short to waste your time on mediocrity. The story line is not interesting, the writing not the best. If you read Cloud Atlas, you will soon discover how the writing style has been copied.... shame on both the author and the publisher for this. Because it is a non-realistic story, it is contrived so everything fits into place. Boring on all fronts.