Synopsis: Zhenya is a young man who volunteers for a dangerous experiment because he needs the money to pay for his mother's medical care. The experiment allows Zhenya how to access the multiverse. Unfortunately for Zhenya, his mother, and apparently all of humanity, there are fatal consequences to this .
I don't know if it was Tom Crosshill's intention, but this story reminds me of the classic "Flowers for Algernon
." A young man becomes the subject of a scientific experiment, and the reader experiences the rise and fall of the young man. Zhenya even has an animal companion who leads the way. However, this story is a little harder to follow. What makes Zhenya a good subject for the experiment is that his mind is young and malleable; but that also means he is not the best narrator, since his knowledge of the advanced science being performed on him never increases beyond his initial child-like perceptions. This story about one possible consequence to accessing the multiverse was interesting, but I felt the ending didn't explain enough about what happened to Zhenya and his world.Watch an abridged animated version of the story.
More by the author, Tom Crosshill: Links to online releases of many stories are available on the author's web site. Some of his recent work includes
Bearslayer and the Black Knight, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 92
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