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Title: A neat idea that never finds a voice
Review: Being a big Gibson fan (less so of Sterling, thought Islands in the Net was a waste of time), I liked the premise of this one a lot but wow what a disappointment. There is no real storyline, just a pointillist outline of a world where the computer revolution happens in the steam age, and the story, such as it is, flounders and flops until suddenly in the last page the writers decide to call it a day.It doesn't wrap up, it doesn't conclude, it simply stops. I can't recommend this book.Great premise, execution failure.
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