I read it after completing the cycle of Hyperion D. Simmons. We are in a completely different: as D. Simmons has many literary pretensions they must undergo during playback, as T. Sturgeon has a smooth and efficient look, which perfectly its humanist vision. It begins very well.
The first part of the story is very successful, it focuses on the characters, one is caught by intrigue, one is immersed in this fantastic imagination.
The second part of the plot provides explanations
(One through almost all the books of SF and fantasy: by revealing the
explanations, we destroy the mystery and a lot of magic, especially if
explanations are not living up to what the reader imagined)
and resolves conflicts. As it is attached to the characters, the game we play, we are trapped by the suspense, the hope of victory "on the evil of the Gentiles" ... At the same time, I'm a little left hungry.
Some readers will find this kind of a nice little literature ... but it reads very well, with pleasure. Undoubtedly, the SF reader must have read this book, and probably he still appreciated more than me!
