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Title: Old territory
Review: This story covers the same subject matter as the three Mars books Robinson has written. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well this time. His characters are thin, the plot is very slow to develop, and too much time is spent with characters giving speeches about political correctness and environmental issues. One character literally "phones in" his part just to give Robinson the excuse to do much of his preaching. Robinson seems obsessed with the idea of co-ops as the ideal living arrangement and they appear here yet again. The resolution of the plot is not convincing. All in all, a pretty dismal book unless you read it for its political message.
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