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Title: Nothing to see here
Review: I was inspired by Gerrold's work in the SF TV industry to check out this book with my book club here in the Pacific Northwest, but though we all enjoy the guilty pleasure of Star Trek, this book wasn't worth the read. We found it lacked strength in characterization, believability in character motivations, and especially did not suspend our disbelief with the plot line. The main villain is a superhuman cannibal (tired) named Cinnabun, or something, that melodramatically sneers every line. The plot just doesn't cut it with everyone unfairly blaming the crew of the last surviving starship in a space massacre for something ridiculous. The book is a fast read, thankfully, but unsatisfying. Maybe we'll try his much ballyhoo'd Chtorr series.
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