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Title: Fast out of the gate, breaks leg in the stretch
Review: "Titan" is one of those rare books which rivets your attention through the first 100 pages, loses steam, and ultimately disapppoints. One cannot fault the author's bleak predictions for the future of the space program and NASA, most of which is unfortunately proving to be factually accurate, but there is absolutely nothing inspirational or uplifting about the book at all, even though the last astronauts survive a six year trip to Titan in believable fashion! No character is developed beyond the most negative aspect of his or her personality, and the hyperspace jump from sound scientific and technical discussion into utter fantasy (when, in the space of about ten pages,two of the characters are resurrected billions of years after they die on Titan---whoa!)provides only a jarring discord and fatally injures the credibility of the book. Baxter had the makings of a very good book, some wonderful concepts, but failed to deliver. I want a refund.
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