A. C. Spahn

DNF at 23%, after skimming a novella, reading a short story, and frowning at part of the second novella. At this point, either there's a hook for any given reader, or or it doesn't exist.

The author's prose is wordy, sometimes tedious, and though it's lit by occasional action and bits of genuine insight, it is entirely predicable for anyone who's read much science fiction. Tragically, I think it's also supposed to be funny, but the predictability ruins any hope of that. Maybe readers brand-new to sf might love it. The best character so far is a side character who hates to be seen. The worst character's the cardboard captain. Maybe he improves. I'll never know. (Or care.)… (meer)