false 1567207 0586053654 9780586053652 11 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185303481m/1567207.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1567207.Helliconia_Spring 33297 Brian W. Aldiss 1780 226 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 01:59:23 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 02:03:48 -0700 2009 On the other hand the plot is very jerky and I can't really see where it's all heading, or if it's even heading anywhere at all. The idea of satellites observing the drama unfolding below and beaming it back to Earth for mass consumption as a kind of reality show is interesting but doesn't seem to develop into anything vital.
Not yet, anyway. Volume 2, Helliconia Summer, is supposed to be better...]]>