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I read the first in this series, The Golden Age some time ago and quite enjoyed it. This second volume is also enjoyable - still the same dense writing, but our hero turns out to be pretty fallible on a human level and appears to learn and change as the book goes on, and Wright appears to be questioning the underside of his affluent networked society. Indeed at one point I almost hoped the book was going to turn into a series of vignettes of different groups functioning on the margins, but it turned out a bit different. Anyway, it was fun. ( )

This is a direct contination of the story begun in the first book, The
Golden Age. Our hero is now an outcast, as those in charge do not want
him around, and work out how to get rid of him. He now must make his
way among an outcast society, with no resources or assistance.

However, he does manager to garner allies, and meet some notable
characters, such as the last soldier in existence, who are able to give
him some clues.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2006/12... ( )