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Book Review of Four Hundred Billion Stars

Four Hundred Billion Stars
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i had read many excellent short stories by this author, and was genuinely looking forward to this one, his first novel. the title alone promised grand and sweeping space adventure. but all the action takes place on a single planet which may or may not be a crucial locus of what may or may not be an interstellar conflict.
not much about the underlying plot was ever made clear, and the characters are shallow, at best.
by the time i finally reached the end, i was bored and disappointed.