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Review title: Very disappointing
Product review: This book proves once again how difficult it is for mainstream authors to write science fiction. In this case, not only is the speculative science filled with embarrassing holes, but the characterizations are hackneyed, thin and sloppy. With shades of SMERSH, the bad guy is an evil spook in a wheelchair. The good guys engage in endless arguments about the Prime Directive of non-interference (of course, they don't call it that) before they violate it. Very disappointing, especially given the quality of the author's reporting for the New York Times.
