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Title: Interesting but sometimes hard to follow
Review: When I decided to start reading science fiction this is what I started with. What a shock. You need to be able to keep track of several story lines happening in several different decades. After adjusting to this I found myself quite engaged in the story and very drawn into this universe.However, I didn't feel like the universe's background had been adequately introduced. This left me confused since there is so much new jargon and references popping up everywhere. I have since finished the trilogy and the stand alone "Chasm City". It was the latter that really helped explain some things and I might recommend reading it first.
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