Title: 1100+ pages of mediocre prose & dull storytelling
Product review: I was expecting a big, sprawling, colourful galactic-milieu story in the vein of Brin, Cherryh, or Niven. Book is big alright (1144 pages!), but I've rarely come across such dull, lifeless prose and mediocre storytelling. Endless boring descriptions that convey nothing interesting or significant, inane dialogue, and a vast array of characters so indistinguishable, lifeless and lacking in depth or personality that calling them one-dimensional would be generous. I'd recommend this book only if you have alot of time to kill and don't really care how you spend it. Might be a good book to read in prison, for example (where it's size and weight might make it a good weapon).
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