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Title: Too long, but a very good read
Review: This was a very good science fiction book that could have been better had it jusy been a little bit shorter. The momentum of the book sputters to a near-halt in the middle, but it picks up again and builds to a riveting, moving, if grim, climax.I read this book because of the accolades and awrds it had received, and it almost lived up to the hype. It was very well written, and the parts of the book taking place in the middle ages was very vivid, well-researched, and well done. The parts ofthe book taking place in the "present day" (2055 or thereabouts) was okay but had too many subplots and minor characters. Both plot threads could have lost a few dozen pages, but otherwise this is a very worthwhile book.
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