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Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds. (aka The Prefect) First of the Prefect Emergency science-fiction novels*. This read to me like a first novel (actually around the 7th). Hidden behind the info-dumps, annoying redundancies and navel-gazing was an interesting enough story, so I pushed myself to finish, but it was touch-and-go at times. But worst of all, I found the ending unsatisfying. It did finish up, just rather anticlimactically. There were some cute ideas, so I offer a feeling generous: 2/5.
* I've since read that this is apparently set in the same general location and time as the Revelation Space series, indeed I can see that at least one character of this book is directly related to the main protagonist of the first book of that series (about 11 years later). I don't think the order mattered, Aurora Rising made sure nothing was confusing by explaining the main plot points ... several times over.
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