Title: maybe this was a contract book?
Product review: Greg is capable of much better (his short story "Petra" is a jaw-dropping standout, for example). The central idea is interesting, but the development into a story is contrived, choppy, and flows very unevenly. (I really feel awkward saying this, but the book would have been much better had it been written by Steven King.)
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