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I am happy that this author returned to her earlier hard sf world. And this book is certainly cool. There was very interesting use of upload of intelligence. But the book was also slow and plodding. I could have re-read the first book first. And the characters were cool. I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. I will read the sequel. 3.5 of 5.

apiecalypsejen's review against another edition

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to-read

bartalker's review

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

annaswan's review

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Fascinating and weird and cool. I paused about a quarter of the way through to go read _Vast_, the preceding novel in this universe, and I’m glad that I did.

quiraang's review

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3.0

It's strange how you can react to certain books. Whilst this was a well written book, with an interesting concept, I found that it depressed me.
I don't know why.

elizafiedler's review against another edition

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3.0

Nevermind that it rushes through several centuries, this book moves a bit too slow for me, and I'm having a really hard time caring about characters who deliberately edit all their emotions out. But if you like Neal Stephenson, definitely give this book a read! The technical details are rich. (I just don't care, lol)

trike's review against another edition

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3.0

It’s a decent story, but definitely only part one of a longer series. I haven’t read any of the other books set in this universe, so I don’t know what I might be missing, but this was self-contained enough. It’s old school SF with ships taking centuries to travel between stars, so that was a nice throwback amidst all the Stars Trek & Wars these days.