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Title: Last but definately least!
Review: About a month ago I was told there was a third book about Dreampark that wasn't available in Europe. Of course, I had to buy it.However, when you first read Dreampark and it's superb sequel The Barsoom Project, this installment stinks. It's just more of the same, but without the catchy twists and new insights. Also, the characters are much flatter and stay that way. And what's more, Niven and Barnes copy parts of the Pink Panther movies for suspense, for ifni's sake!The premises of the story add nothing new to the genre. It's basically about a kind of Star Trek holodeck simulation in a natural environment. The other technical theme is a massive 'Big Brother Is Watching You' computer system, which they named ScanNet (does SkyNet ring a bell?).Niven and Barnes can do, and have done, much better. I'm sorry I bought this. If you can, read it from a library instead of throwing away your money.
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