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Title: Dietz does Vance, fails.
Review: I tried hard to like this book, and for the first 100 or so pages it was quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, after that it became repetitive and formulaic: travel to a new town/planet, encounter bad guys, beat bad guys, rinse, repeat. It felt as though Dietz was trying to rewrite Jack Vance'sBig PlanetorTales of the Dying Earth, but instead of fresh and strange, each new location was merely a variation on a theme. In the end, the book came across as a personal inner journey for the author which didn't translate well to novel form. My recommendation is that if you like the sound of this book try Vance instead or as well.
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