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Title: A very different book from the first book in the series
Review: I'm not a giant sci-fi fan. I do find some of the best films and books out there to be sci-fi, though, usually when the author tackles philosophical topics with twists that this genre allows so well. On that note, I thought the themes of the first book were a lot more interesting than this one. While the plot of the first one really mirrored the birth of modern western civilization with lots of clever plot twists and clear themes for each short story, this one seems more like a straight forward space opera adventure story, like a Star Wars flick (and yes, I know this came well before Star Wars). There are only two stories in this one and they're very similar and without a clear theme that I could pull out.So yeah, it's a less cerebral experience than the first book. If you're into hard sci-fi you may enjoy this more.
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