Title: Typical Clarke imagination
Product review: Science fiction has never been any good at producing novels with characters which are more than two-dimensional, and this book is no exception. SF revolves around its ideas and concepts (which is probably why it has always been looked down upon by literary critics - you know, the people who write to show how clever they are, rather than inform the public). This book is typical Clarke - it takes ideas at the cutting edge of science/technology, extrapolates them and follows the consequences of doing so. The result is a marvellous bit of imagination which kept me intrigued as Clarke progressively revealed more facets of his ideas. But for SF fans only!
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