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Title: intriguing, well-crafted novel
Review: this is a very clever bit of fiction - it develops a new, future world, and drops the reader into the middle of it. Then twists the story between a range of different characters. It can take a while to fall into the story because of this swapping in and out - but twisting the different ends together is quite fascinating. It's worth knowing that you really have to read this one with the sequel - Fall of Hyperion - otherwise you're just left in the middle of the plot. And I, for one, found the ultimate ending slightly bewildering and rather unsatisfying - a pity given the work and detail that went in to the books ahead of that.
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