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Title: One dead star = A dull read
Review: The premise of this sci fi novel is interesting enough: four men are sent out to investigate the discovery of a dead star. They arrive on the ship by means of a matter transmitter (like a teleporting device) because the ship is already so deep into space. Now you know that tragedy will eventually strike, but it's difficult to get around the science to the real reason for the accident. Occasionally Pohl gets too deep into scientific statistics, but then again, some people enjoy that realism. I, however, don't. The flat characters add little to the book. There are lots of conversations between them after the accident, but these are not deep characters; you understand most of them pretty quickly after they are introduced. Although there is a nice dose of suspense, the lack of any interesting plot or characters made this a book I wished I hadn't spent any time on even though I finished in two days. Science fiction fans should look elsewhere for excitement.
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