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I just finished reading it. I remember that few years back John Byrne recommended it (or mentioned it?) when the main topic was the Foundation trilogy. This book is not translated to Portuguese and copies in English are hard to find, so I ended up forgetting about it.I am glad I saw this thread and then searched at Kindle Store (even before I read the suggestion by fellow JBF Joseph Greathouse) and bought it. Eric Ladd suggestion of listening to the audio on YouTube was more than perfect and, in less than 24h, the book is fresh in my mind. I enjoyed the dynamics, the plot and the pace. Somehow it feels a little too raw, like listening to Black Sabbath. As an accountant/ auditor, I am certainly not qualified for a literary review, but I will try to talk about some of the perceptions: Thinking about the main issue that I would have with the book, I'd say is the Norden Lund character. He does not convince me as a villain, and his role in the plot seems to be a little off. The "escape" from Vega is one of those moments when you feel that the author pushed the improbable a little too far, even in the 50's anyone would expect that people would have tracking devices or something like that, in that sense, the moment between the decision of the Board of Governors and the outcome on earth, seemed that the author had little time and left me thinking that the situation could have been better resolved. Other than that, I enjoyed the book quite a lot, was picturing all the Characters and places drawn by John Byrne and it got me thinking about the influence of this book in his own story telling skills. It was a nice one John Byrne, thank you for the tip.
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