The original idea of this novel: an autonomous world inside of a giant spaceship passing close to Earth that humans must explore is very promising. The first part remains the Arthur C Clarke good, always worried about the detail, trying to make plausible his science fiction with his own knowledge of space. However abundance of details ends up hurting the history and this ambitious project pert in space when Clarke finally hands over to Gentry Lee in episode 3. A story with rose water then takes place in this fantastic scenery abandoned by its creator. Arthur C Clarke damage have not found best disciple!