youraveragedave 's review for:

How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey
4.5
adventurous informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The concept of sending information and matter via "slow light" is a really unique device to spread humanity across the cosmos.  No need to use energy to launch rockets and material on generational ships to new planets.  Just "unfold" the photons using some kind of quantum physics.  This story gets into the philosophical side as well as the narrative side of multi-planet speaking of humanity.  All using the same "people".  My favorite of this collection so far.