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Title: Great Read!
Review: I have to say that Moriarty's debut was a fantastic read. Not for the SF amateur. This book combines elements of military SF and cyberpunk beautifully and just throws you in. It expects you to swim, and even though I stumbled in the first few pages, I found my footing and the book read at a good, solid pace, though not a pace you want to speed through. It's a complex and detailed plot that focuses on Catherine Li, a genetic construct who snuck her way into the military and, thanks to FTL jumps, forgets more than she remembers. But she does remember the name of her homeworld, and dreads going back there when she's assigned to investigate the murder of a famous physicist who also happens to be Li's genetic twin. There's a little bit of everything in this book, battle scenes, Emergent AIs, and a touch of romance (same-sex romance, in some cases). Definitely worth the read for any SF fan.
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