The Hidden Family (#646), by Charles Stross is the second book in his fantasy series, The Merchant Princes. It picks up right where the first book left off (See my post of 3/20/17.), and ends with an event that the reader knows will be continued in the next volume.
We now have not two, but three alternate universes; the geographies of all three coincide, but their history, technological advances and politics do not. Miriam Beckstein is determined to not become a victim in any of these worlds, and in a bid to keep her independence in the second world, she sees a way to create her own fortune in the third universe. If she can stay alive, that is. One of the unfortunate features of all three universes is that there are assassins who can reach her there. She knows who she can trust in her own world, and gradually she is coming to trust others in her alternate universes. Those are a lot of balls to keep in the air while walking between worlds, but that's the nature of the high stakes game she found herself in.
Can't wait to read the next installment!
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