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Title: didn't work for me
Review: I am a fan of Larry Niven's work, but I did not like this book or it's sequel. I found the idea of a human future with a feudal system of hereditary royalty an annoying distraction. The characters felt flat and I did not get involved in the plot at all. It does have interesting concepts, which are the hallmark of Niven's writing, but I found the story line uninteresting. Niven's other collaborations, such as Lucifer's Hammer and Oath of Fealty, had more compelling characters and drama.
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