Multiverse

Largely writing science-fiction and fantasy novels, David Weber is an author who has achieved a huge amount of success over the years. Taking the reader on a journey through the universe to beyond the stars, he is known of as a novelist with a big imagination, creating stories with scale and ambition. It is also his characters that manage to really draw the readers in, as they resonate with audiences worldwide, regardless of where they’re from. These stories have spanned out into large franchises and series over the course of his career as well, as they’ve also drawn in a large number of readers too. One series that really reflects this well, is that of his much loved science-fiction series, the ‘Multiverse’ series of well regarded novels. Set across parallel worlds, they are known for their sheer sense of both scale and scope, taking in a huge amount of different characters and stories. Keeping them grounded at the same time though, Weber manages to make them feel intimate too, allowing the audience to really feel a part of the action. With political allegiances and alliances too, there’s a number of factions governing over the gateways between the worlds as well, which brings up numerous situations. The characters themselves are what drives it, as this is what makes it feel real, despite it being set in another time and place, allowing the reader to ultimately escape into this rich fantasy world.