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Review title: good idea; good science; bad novel
Product review: What intrigued me about this book was that it dealt with the Dyson Sphere as a follow up to the TV episode of TNG that dealt with it. I was disappointed in the lack of plot and character development and there were points where, amid all the science writing, things got rather confusing. The whole scene within the hollow moon and the sphere within a sphere -- all that stuff had great potential, but it seemed no sooner was the situation introduced (along with the new aliens) that everyone gets scared and runs for their lives -- chapter over. Again, the possible etherial connections with the Borg could have been great plot devices -- but they were not developed! Traditional characters were not well written; The Horta were somewhat interesting. But by and large, it seemed the two authors wrote two different stories and "smooshed" them together.
