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Title: Not his best, but still enjoyable
Review: I finally got around to reading this on a business trip, common for most of my Clarke books. For some reason, his writing style is perfect reading for travel... I've heard from many that this book has too many characters and too many stops-and-starts. I suggest this book be approached like Bradbury's "Martian Chronicles": different short stories centered around a common theme. In fact, I believe at least two of the chapters were also presented in short-story format in other Clarke collections(?). A central message is there, but Clarke has chosen to take a wandering path instead of a straight one. He DOES get there, however. Also, this book has an surprisingly epic scope; surprising because it only has about 250 pages.
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