Interesting take on SF

I liked this. The tone was an old-school detective story, with a bit of Blade Runner/ A.I. stuff thrown in. So contemporary, but a bit old-fashioned/ 80s.
Pretty interesting premise, well told.

I listened on Audible - the author's voice was very clear. He told the story well, despite the complexity of the story. That was a plus.

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Promise shown, maybe the next book is the one?

Given my 'stars' total, you'd expect this to be a bad book, which it isn't. But there's a lot that needs improving.
The way I saw this book was like a Cormoran Strike in space. But the writing and performance are absolutely nowhere near Rowling or Glenister. Although I came to accept it, the lack of any kind of change in the narrator's voice for depicting different characters made it hard to follow some of the more complicated dialogues. His performace was acceptable, borderline good, but this flaw or lack of expansion needs addressing. Some of the characters were a bit weak but I'd actually look forward to listening to another of these tales as I actually found it enjoyable, if a tad frustrating on more than one occasion.

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Thin plot, poor writing, weak science

I'm sorry, but this is second-rate stuff in several ways. The characters and their motivations are not credible, and the writing is poor (for instance the author often has 'him' or 'her' doing something when it should be 'he' or 'she').
As to the science being weak ... any SF reader willingly suspends disbelief if the story and the writing are both good, but that's not the case here.
The narration wasn't terrible, but there were too many instances of emphasis on the wrong word.
Overall, disappointing.

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