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Title: A Waste of a Great Premise
Review: I only bought this book because it finally promised to reveal the secret of the Omega clouds. What a complete waste of a great premise! Although McDevitt doesn't actually confirm beyond all doubt that the "reveal" is indeed the truth, the idea is insipid, boring, a waste of something that could have been really interesting, and doesn't even really make sense when you think about it (SPOILER: why build clouds that zoom off course to planets light years away if you really just want them to drive to a certain point and explode ... makes no sense).Aside from all that, I found the characterization inconsistent, and frankly, boring. If you want to read something with real creativity and excitement, try something by Neal Asher or Peter F. Hamilton.This is the last McDevitt book I will ever buy. I collect SF books, and have an extensive library, but I can't justify keeping this one. Into the trash it goes.
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