NAUTILUS

Rating:
Summary: Ultimately Forgetable
Review: I bought this book because of the cover blurb by Ursala K Le Guin. I read it last week. I have almost forgottten the premise, if any. I have read no other volumes in the series: I do not plan to waste my time. Characters, whether human or extra-terrestrial are unrealized. One sentence paragraphs, even when not dialogue. Don't bother.

Rating:
Summary: Ultimately Forgetable
Review: I bought this book because of the cover blurb by Ursala K Le Guin. I read it last week. I have almost forgottten the premise, if any. I have read no other volumes in the series: I do not plan to waste my time. Characters, whether human or extra-terrestrial are unrealized. One sentence paragraphs, even when not dialogue. Don't bother.

Rating:
Summary: Some Good Ideas, but Lacking in Execution
Review: In this, the final installation of the Starfarers series, we get a decent conclusion after a couple of rather dull books. If you like speculative science fiction, this one is not bad, but it's still lacking in the story-telling department.

We're presented with some rather good ideas - the aliens in this book are interesting and manage to make you awe a little, and the final revelation of how the book's universe works is satisfying and make all the pieces of the puzzle fit nicely.

That said, the ratio of words to plot development is much too high. The plot moves along at snail's pace, we get character interaction ad nauseam, and the prose is not very exciting.

With better execution, this could have been a marvellous book - as it is now, it doesn't stand out in any way. There are lots of better books out there, but for fans of speculative science fiction, there may be one or two gems found among all the dust.

Rating:
Summary: Ignore that other person
Review: This book is great, the series is the best I've ever read anywhwere. The plot is totally unique and I couldn't put any of the books down easily. The other person who review this book didn't read the first 3 books...so they can't even judge this book accurately. Read it!

Rating:
Summary: Ignore that other person
Review: This book is great, the series is the best I've ever read anywhwere. The plot is totally unique and I couldn't put any of the books down easily. The other person who review this book didn't read the first 3 books...so they can't even judge this book accurately. Read it!