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Title: fast-paced one-problem/one-solution approach
Review: Pournelle isn't a classic sci-fi author, though he has co-written some fine novels (with Larry Niven). So, naturally I was interested in reading a stand-alone novel by Pournelle. First I read Future History, which was a power-struggle based sci-fi novel. It bored me. Then I came upon Exiles to Glory and I thought Pournelle could justify himself.Unfortunate for me and for Pournelle, I thought this book was also a bore. It's pace is written like a golden age sci-fi novel in its "fast-paced one-problem/one-solution" approach. It was unflavored and the plot was jerky most of the time. It was so jerky that the holes in the plot are pretty easy to piece together yourself. This will probably be my last stand-alone Pournelle novel.
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