I couldn't put this book down - I threw it down. Sorry, I couldn't finish it. The writing style was amateurish and the characters were as dull as a butter knife. There was absolutely no set up - no tension building - no character development, that is except for Ram who was as annoying as he was fakey. I picked this book up because of the authors association with the sci-fi legend Fredrick Pohl. Too bad this book was so stinky as I will probably avoid this author in the future.