Joan D. Vinge tells an interesting story in a fairly fascinating setting that mixes science fiction and fantasy, but while well-written, it never really rises to something particularly mind-blowing or memorable.
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Fascinating, imaginative, and well thought-out setting
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Doesn’t offer anything particularly mind-blowing
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Interesting, likable characters
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Some of the parts can feel a bit slow
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Relatively engaging plot
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