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Review title: Iain, open a Grange, and go back to Culture storytelling
Product review: I was disappointed in this, but mostly because I've seen Iain do better. It's not that Iain can't tell a story, but more that the characters in his non-SF books are less than consistent, aren't developed naturally and from time-to-time he goes into a long ravel on one politically cute topic or another, seemingly just for fun rather than for real character development or to truly further the plot. I think I'll reread one of his Culture books, as his drones have more personality that some of the characters in his non-Sf books.-Gurgeh
