I SO wanted to love this book. In fact, I did, right up to the ending! Still, it was a fun read and I was totally drawn into the conclusion. I just wasn't happy with the way it ended. If Sir Arthur C. Clarke had not passed away, we might have seen a sequel. But, alas, I don't think we will and I'm stuck using my imagination to see how the whole thing really ends. That may have been the point of the sorry ending, but where's the fun in that? LOL. ;)