Title: Feel sorry for Newcomb
Product review: You have to feel sorry for Robert Newcomb. Like so many others, he thought it would be fun to write a book, and undoubtedly had a great time while composing his story. Then he got an agent (wow!), a publisher (double wow!), and a contract that included heavy-duty promotion. That's when it all started to fall apart. The book has received a very negative response from the fans, and unless sales pick up Del Rey may want to drop him after he fulfills his contract for the proposed trilogy. In the meantime, writing the 2nd and 3rd volumes, that should have been a joyous occasion, must have become a very unhappy experience. In a way it's not even his fault. It was Del Rey's, for over-promoting him, trying to find The Next Big Thing instead of just seeking to publish quality fiction. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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