false 2021290 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 2021290 3 2025707 1998 Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2) total:19|5:1|4:5|3:10|2:3|1:0| 19 61 35 1 84604 3.67 532 66 15565774 286714 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 2 0 false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 16 09:59:34 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 09:08:34 -0700 2008
I like the idea of the world created. Biotech and nanotech have...more...]]> 82007590 3073156 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 4 0 false Fri Dec 25 10:11:45 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 25 10:11:45 -0800 2009 81989564 2904866 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Thu Dec 24 23:00:26 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 23:00:26 -0800 2009 80044932 210428 3609981 0312864930 9780312864934 0 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609981.Inherit_the_Earth 0.0 0 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved and more involving as the complexities of the story pile one atop the next. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work, or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.

With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (who is a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It is a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries through to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language and flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate science fiction book on nanotechnology and longevity. --Blunt Jackson

]]> 1998 0 0 false Sat Dec 05 23:22:52 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 23:22:52 -0800 2009 77324121 2590622 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue Nov 10 09:20:49 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:20:49 -0800 2009 75534869 2355078 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Fri Oct 23 16:44:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:44:00 -0700 2009 73462639 54493 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Sun Oct 04 19:17:03 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 19:17:03 -0700 2009 64604076 2551745 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Wed Jul 22 20:25:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:35:20 -0700 2009 62240405 2488964 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Sun Jul 05 14:46:33 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:46:33 -0700 2009 58921021 1879516 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:18:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:18:33 -0700 2009 55404856 2298908 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Fri May 08 14:13:21 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:13:21 -0700 2009 53658230 2245461 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Wed Apr 22 18:04:12 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 21:12:19 -0700 2009 53472670 2214512 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Tue Apr 21 10:08:33 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 10:08:33 -0700 2009 48612465 1975443 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Sun Mar 08 12:47:58 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:47:58 -0700 2009 40270907 1723190 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 0 0 false Tue Dec 16 19:24:36 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 19:24:39 -0800 2008 40040658 1800818 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 4 0 false Sat Dec 13 18:03:24 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 18:03:24 -0800 2008 39026671 1053462 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 09:20:23 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 09:20:23 -0800 2008 36303239 1660360 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Mon Oct 27 09:02:35 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 09:05:07 -0700 2008 1 35727487 1636018 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 3 0 false Sun Oct 19 19:16:18 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 19:16:22 -0700 2008 31892060 446570 2021290 0812584295 9780812584295 1 <![CDATA[Inherit the Earth (Emortality 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2021290.Inherit_the_Earth 3.21 19 Inherit the Earth begins with a good solid mystery that gets more involved & more involving as the complexities of the story pile up. Unfortunately, Brian Stableford is reworking ground that Bruce Sterling handled better in Holy Fire. Moreover, the plot is often lost in lengthy explications of future history that seem derivative, either of Sterling's work or Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
With the exception of Hart's pain-in-the-ass ex-girlfriend Diana (a pleasure from start to finish), the characters fail to evoke much interest. It's a testament to the strength of the plot that the book carries thru to the end, which unfortunately fails to deliver on the strong buildup. For the most part it's a good gripping story, with gems of beautiful language & flashes of brilliance, but it's not the ultimate scifi book on nanotechnology & longevity.-Blunt Jackson (edited) ]]> 1998 2 0 false Wed Sep 03 05:54:57 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 05:54:57 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2021290