Title: Best scienc-fiction novel I have read (so far)
Product review: I have short-listed this novel as one I would be locked up with. I am currently on my third copy (the first two wore out!), and tend to revisit it about twice a year. The immense scope of Poul Andersons' vision, involving the cream of the scientific community, faced with a near-insumountable problem and the sheer personal will to resolve it, are unmatched by anything I have read so far. I was particularly impressed by his avoidance of the "now-that-we-are-starting-over,-we-will-do-better" trap he could have easily taken at the end of the novel. In closing, a steller example of how to recount a major epic without verbosity.
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