Some reasonable space action, but several of the characters have magical powers that are never explained. All the interesting bits are waved away as the work of incomprehensible aliens. Unsatisfying. It also seemed about twice as long as it should have been. ( )

Has a unique atmosphere, touches of humour and some spine shivering scenes ( )

This is a great book - the plot moves along at a fantastic rate, the connections between the various story threads are revealed brilliantly, and there are some great ideas explored here.
I couldn't put this down and, after finishing it, rushed straight out to buy "Against Gravity" by the same author.
Highly recommended! ( )

OK, so the characters are a bit 2-dimensional and the SF a bit far fetched, but somehow I still managed to really enjoy this, pre-publication. Probably would appeal to fans of Peter Hamilton. ( )