Siren — John Gardiner

Continuing the Open-Ended Novel began with WHAAM!, followed by Exiles, Siren moves the dramatis personae through the years 1974, 1975 and 1976. The arrow of time moves forward, pop culture styles metamorphose, political transformations occur, requiring adjustments from the dramatis personae who are swept along in the slipstream. Set against the flow of time is Quantum Physics and a Zen ethos which create tensions for the dramatis personae, especially visible through all facets of the Pop Culture centered within the novel. Ultimately there is no resolution, only forward momentum, the dramatis personae unable to shape how the subsequent years, 1977, 1978 and 1979 will unfold.