Author: Eliezer Yudkowsky
# of Pages: ~100 (ebook)
Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis: Three Worlds Collide is a story written to illustrate some points on naturalistic metaethics and diverse other issues of rational conduct. It grew, as such things do, into a small novella. On publication, it proved widely popular and widely criticized. Be warned that the story, as it wrote itself, ended up containing some profanity and PG-13 content.
Review: I read (and listened to the audiobook version of) this because I loved Yudkowsky's HPMOR.
Unlike HPMOR, this book cannot be categorized as "fanfiction" because it is not based off of an existing story (although it has a bit of a Star Trek/Star Wars vibe simply because it takes place in space). Unlike HPMOR, this is obviously something that is very unpolished and not even close to being ready for publication (by traditional means). Although the concepts are interesting, and I can appreciate how Yudkowsky went about presenting such a moral dilemma, the story is all over the place.
Enjoying HPMOR does not necessarily mean you will enjoy this work from Yudkowsky. However, it is a short read, so if you are curious, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.
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