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Title: Excellent, intelligent SF thriller
Review: This is simply an excellent SF thriller. The main character, Daryn Alwyn, is a member of the genetic and economic elite called "pre-selects", as well as a member of one of the richest and most powerful families in the world - the Alwyns control the largest news network in the world. Daryn chooses not to use his family's wealth and sets out to make it on his own, first as an interstellar pilot and later as an independent artist/analyst. The first part of the novel consists of alternating chapters, switching back and forth from Daryn's youth to the present. I usually dislike this type of structure but Modesitt handles it perfectly, balancing the development of character, plot and setting perfectly. Towards the end of this section, the main conflict has been set up, and the last 200 pages are a page-turner leading to a very satisfying conclusion. The novel has a large number of similarities with "Archform: Beauty", another excellent stand-alone by Modesitt Jr.
