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Title: Lacking something
Review: This novel takes place in a future Earth where mankind had nearly annihilated the planet in a three day nuclear war. The remaining human population is mostly scattered across other planets under control of the Vegans. Earth's remaining human population lives mostly on islands, as the larger land masses are still too radioactive to live on. This is certainly a promising premise for a science fiction novel, but I really was not able to get into this one. I could not identify well with the characters, and the plot seemed to meander from one point to another with little apparent end in sight. This book somehow tied withDunefor the Hugo Award, but I'm frankly not sure what the voters saw in it. In my opinion the two books are not even in the same league.
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