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Title: Science Fiction that actually qualifies as literature
Review: I read this book several years ago and am in the process of replacing the copy I loaned out and that has now made untold transfers to new readers. It is one of my favorite SF books, both due to its style and its' intriging story. The story is told from the first person perspective of a young man, without any preface or setting-up of the situation. It is somewhat confusing at the beginning, because you, as the reader, do not understand quite a bit of what is happening. Eventually, though, information is given - a piece here, or a chunck there - that allows you to assemble the picture. I read on with anticipation of the next 'Eureka' moment, or the next puzzle piece.The downside does not show up in my rating, and that is that the second half of the series does not quite live up to the first half (each half is really two books in one volume); however, even with that being the case, I am looking forward to re-reading this one again.
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