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    <body><![CDATA[Another &quot;Hutch&quot; novel that doesn't do much with the character of Priscilla Hutchins, this book follows the bureaucracy of superluminal space travel through a series of crises having to do with mysterious aliens called &quot;moonriders.&quot; The alien plotline is solid enough, but the real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49324613">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[For a Jack McDevitt book I was pretty disappointed. It took about 3/4 of the book to really get moving and for anything to &quot;happen&quot;. Secondly, other than a two small groups of people, McDevitt only kills off one of the main/supporting characters. Usually, his books are filled with a filled...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65118729">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[McDevitt writes believable social tales against a science fiction background. This one is ok, not as good as <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Engines of God" title="Engines of God">Engines of God</a>, but better than <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Omega" title="Omega">Omega</a>. Too long and too smug by half, Odyssey contains a very exciting and interesting tale at its core, with interesting characters and believable situations....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40209864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It's getting toward the end of the series and it's almost like the author isn't out of good ideas, but isn't quite sure how to get to them.<br/><br/>The entire first half of this book is politics.  Politics are boring to me.  I get that people have good reasons for the varying opinions.  I get tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60556989">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[short version: this book is good, but not great. <br/><br/>slightly longer version: this book was always interesting enough, chapter to chapter, to keep me reading, despite a plot that thickened slower than sap in winter. mcdevitt has a fairly well-developed, albeit stereotypical, set of character...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10537084">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The best in this series, I thought.  Slow, and not full of action, but the kind of story I like.  And his big rescue at the end was not so long and drawn out.  Nor as silly as some of his others.  Great book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastically created future that would not look unfamiliar to those of us from the early 21st century.  I loved the interplay of politics, media and space travel. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Vintage McDevitt. Great characters. Slowly unfolding plot. Except in this case, an abrupt reveal of certain characters disquieting traits.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading two Jack McDevitt books, I've decided I do not like his writings. They are always abrupt and it feels like nothing ever gets accomplished. Plus, there was a scene between Odyssey and Moonfall that was exactly the same; group of upper management left on soon to be destroyed object fight...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15470388">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pedestrian. Not a new perspective or interesting idea to be found. Kept waiting for it to get interesting, .. by pg. 300 maybe? ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Macallister is such a misogynistic annoying gadfly in this book!  I found myself wincing constantly.  But as he is by far the most interesting character, it is almost worth it to see the action through his eyes.  The book itself surprised me in the ending.  I was expecting something different, so th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46643432">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved the story but little forced at the end.  Keeps with the Engines of God theme.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Jack McDevitt does a good job at mixing mystery and hard science fiction.  I normally don't read mystery type books, but I enjoy his writing and writing style, find his characters engaging, and keep visiting his books for more.<br/><br/>If you're looking for exploding spaceships, this isn't the se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16949546">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I nearly gave up on this book. Actually, I did give up on it, given that I started the book in July and haven't touched it in months. I usually like McDevitt's work, but this time I found the characters flat and the plot dull.<br/><br/>That said, I picked it back up a few nights ago and blazed thr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63946362">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn the truth about &quot;moonriders,&quot; the strange lights supposedly being seen in nearby systems. But Academy pilot Valentina Kouros and the team of the starship Salvator will soon discover that their odyssey is no mere public-relations ploy, for the moonriders are not a harmless phenomenon. They are very, very dangerous-in a way that no one could possibly have imagined.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Despite the glowing reviews plastered all over the back of this book it wasn't really very good.  The plot was mediocre with lots of holes in it.  It's mainly a Sci-Fi action novel reminiscent of the old Doc Savage stories, with a tour of the galaxy and some scary alien spheres.  The best parts invo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35049713">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not his best work, as the characters list has changed, and Hutch is now in the political side of things, rather than a pilot... but the plot still follows Hutch and MacAllister for large portions of the book, which results in alot of political tension/drama.<br/><br/>I see this book as similar to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13367405">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good. One of the main characters MacAllister got on my nerves at the beginning being an utter closed-minded atheist (actually priding himself on being open-minded -- yeah, right). But I guess it was necessary for the plot...<br/><br/>The story brought that phrase &quot;ROCKS FALL. EVERYBODY...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1223224">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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