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Title: Let's hear it for the ECM!
Review: I've known Jim for a while now. And I suppose that might colour my impression of this, his first published full-length novel. Fortunately, it doesn't need to.This is a wonderful book. The characters are believable. The story is fluid and while there are number of things that aren't explained (no Trek physics! Yay!), it isn't necessary for you to understand how FTL works or YouthBoost...noteven the folks in the story understand it.Festina Ramos, our heroine, is a real person. Not in the sense that she exists in our reality...I don't know if she does or not, nor, in the long run, do I need to. But in this story, she's alive and real and very full of that vitality that makes you care about someone.Read this book. Really. If you like SF. If you like strong, believable characters. If you want to kill a day reading.Just go read it. It's worth it, for whatever you're looking for.
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