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Title: Disappointing
Review: This book sat on my bookshelf for three or four years. For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to read it, even though I read several of the Niven-inspired Man-Kzin Wars collections, and even re-read several of the Known Space novels. When I finally decided to read it, I initially thought my disappointment was due to the length of time that had passed since I had read The Ringworld Engineers. I couldn't follow much of the descriptive passages, and found myself losing interest while reading.Upon reflection, however, perhaps I was expecting to read something other than what Niven wrote. That is, I was expecting a science fiction yarn featuring some of Niven's better characters. What I found was not science fiction but "engineering fiction," and the attention to the characters reflected an engineer's sensibilities.I wish I could more highly recommend this book, but I cannot.
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