The world building is very well written, the setting is incredible. The descriptions are amazing, and the story has a very well-defined rhythm, it takes it’s time to explain things to you, it leaves you with a mystery and at the end of each chapter you want to know what is going to happen next, I enjoyed every moment reading this, especially making theories. I felt like I was in a movie!

With characters with personalities that draw you in, there are so many characters, from different races and forms of life, like the Slembai. I want to highlight that my favorite character was Hein.

It's the first time I've read a book by Craig Herdern, he doesn't disappoint, and I loved his way of writing and how he takes us through his story. The DNA topic was very interesting to me. I appreciate that in each chapter he adds the dates and places, that helps a lot not to get confused. It also has a glossary at the end of the book, I love that detail.

If you are looking for a fresh and original science fiction story that mixes various elements, such as different planets, artificial intelligence, action, technology, different cultures, languages, with memorable characters, among other things. Well, I recommend this book at 100%.

This is a captivating and imaginative science fiction novel with unexpected twists that keep readers engaged. The world-building and setting are well-written and well-defined, and the characters are drawn with such personality that readers feel like they are in a movie. The author's way of writing and the story's rhythm are top-notch, and the DNA topic is thought-provoking. With the addition of a glossary and dates and places in each chapter, it is easy to follow the plot. Overall, Pulau Malika is a clever, creative, and page-turning adventure with a strong female protagonist that is definitely worth a read.

When Lucinda has no choice but to join a drug trial, she stumbles across the impossible: the multiverse is real and so are her chances of meeting dozens if not hundreds of terrible creatures. Where will she end up and will she ever get the chance to go home again? More importantly, will she want to?

You know those books that sit with you long after you’ve read The End? This is one of those books. I’ve always been a sucker for multi-universe stories and this was that and so much more. While the sci-fi part of the book doesn’t start to blossom around the fifth chapter or so, it is an amazing change of pace. With it comes so much more including murder and adventure. I’d say that in one way or another, just about every genre makes an appearance. That’s part of what made Lucinda’s journey so awesome.

Lucinda herself was an easy to relate to character. Her family, a class of high society characters, were definitely dysfunctional, and it made it all to easy to understand why Lucinda was the way that she was.

The prose concerning string theory and the multiverse was very well-fleshed out. Not in a way that made it difficult to understand, but also without leaving out any important details. I adored this part of the book. I’ve done research into these categories myself and seeing the application of them in such a fantastic adventure titillated the nerd in me.

Even though this book is on the longer side, it is a must read for all fans of science fiction. Again, at the beginning, it seems to have a different genre, but don’t let that fool you. This is an immersive read, one that will pull you in and won’t let you go again.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.