David Sandey

In short, light weight and very entertaining. The time spent reading it certainly wasn't wasted.

The book gripped me from the beginning and kept me turning the pages even when I should have been sleeping.

Others have complained about the multiple points of view, to me this was a plus. It brought the book alive in a very tele-visual way.

The plot was fantastical. I don't doubt that this is based on a highly unlikely, even impossible conceit but as I was reading I just didn't care. It was fun and entertaining.

The characters were engaging. They weren't truly three-dimensional but the were well enough rounded that I cared for them.

The pacing was fast and fantastic. It was a real page turner.

Long. Very long. And should have been read immediately after [b:Pandora Star 45252 Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Peter F. Hamilton http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170278188s/45252.jpg 987015] as it is essentially the second half of that book rather than a sequel. Having said all that the action, plot twists and pacing of the book more than made up for the fairly two dimensional characters. Would I recommend it to anyone? Sure, if you have the time and the energy to dive into a complex, sweeping SF novel that is engaging and has a fantastic world to live in for a considerable amount of time.