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Do you need to read the rest of the "Grand Tour" series to understand this book? I bought it for a song and would like to start reading it if that's the case.

Scott Boss I'm 200 pages in and I haven't read anything by him before. It makes sense so far. I'd say read it. …moreI'm 200 pages in and I haven't read anything by him before. It makes sense so far. I'd say read it. (less)

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There is a spoiler involved here, if you haven't read Farside. What is Anita Halleck doing anywhere in New Earth? The end of Farside revealed her as the saboteur, and she was killed in a lunar crash. With her being exposed as a criminal and the lack of oxygen destroying any chance of her survival, how could she still be alive, let alone in any position of power, particularly over 80 years later?

David Kerwood The answers to what happened to Anita Halleck and her role in "New Earth" are revealed in the follow-on book, Death Wave.…moreThe answers to what happened to Anita Halleck and her role in "New Earth" are revealed in the follow-on book, Death Wave.(less)

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I am new to this author and wondered if the books of the Grand Tour series need to be read in order to get the best reading experience? Or are some/most of the books stand-alones in the same world?

David Kerwood The whole series of novels in the Grand Tour series are linked, by both events and characters, and there is a timeline that stretches from the present…moreThe whole series of novels in the Grand Tour series are linked, by both events and characters, and there is a timeline that stretches from the present day to about 200 years in the future. So yes, to get the full effect of the Grand Tour, you would want to read them in sequence.(less)

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How can you be surprised to find life when you already know that there is oxygene in the atmophere?

David Kerwood Oxygen isn't necessarily critical to life. In fact for most of the history of life on Earth, that life was anaerobic - oxygen would have been lethal. …moreOxygen isn't necessarily critical to life. In fact for most of the history of life on Earth, that life was anaerobic - oxygen would have been lethal. Liquid water has far more of a role to play in supporting the existence of living things than oxygen.(less)

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