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Overall, I really like Allen Steele's stuff. The book jacket comparisons to Heinlein are apt. His style is very similar. Very down-to-earth(no pun intended), altruistic protagonists, well imagined plots, and lots of hard science. All that said, I was a little disappointed, when I finished this book. I mean that despite the fact that I finished it quickly, and it had all of the above elements, it seemed like something Steele could've written over a weekend, almost formulaic. Don't get me wrong. I would LOVE to be able to write such a book, but maybe I've come to expect more from Steele. I've read a lot of good stuff lately, and this is by no means, bad. It's just good, and I think it could've been better.