Review: Best of All Worlds

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Xavier didn’t want to go to his family’s cabin, but it was only going to be a short visit.  That was the plan until he woke up and discovered that he was in their cabin, but their cabin had moved.  They go outside to investigate their surroundings and learn that they are in a dome … and alone.  They slowly learn how to live a subsistence life until a new family arrives three years later.  Who put them in the dome?  Is there a way out?

Best of All Worlds is a stand-alone science fiction story that hides the truth until the end.  Many theories are presented as the characters learn about each other and their surroundings.  Oppel has given his characters depth and variety while also working with a small world.  I’m glad this isn’t a large volume or a multi-book story because I wanted to know what happened now and the ending was very satisfying.

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