Title: Not worth it
Product review: Varley's short story "Persistence of Vision" is one of my absolute favorite stories, so when I saw _Titan_, I thought I would be in for an interesting ride. This story, while moderately hard-SF, does explore themes of relationships (both in terms of sexuality-homo, hetero and incest-and companionship; of first contact of human to alien; and creatures to their God). However, I thought the writing fell flat during what is ultimately a quest and exploration story. The main female character, Cirocco, is sometimes more caricature than character (though I do agree that Ripley bears some resemblance in character). The plot was ultimately the driving force of the book, and many of the sequences felt forced. There is a definite feel that this was written in the 70s and the prevailing conventions and attitudes of the times are reflected and explored here.
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