This book came highly recommended from a variety of different sources. However it failed to move me as it moved my friends. I suspect part of this is due to the Doctor Who reboot, which I'm sure in some part was inspired by this novel (the novel came out first!). Having watched most of the new series I was already familiar with most of the content. Instead of feeling the excitement and awe of the other viewers, I felt like I was rehashing an old story.Though some of it was the characters. In Science Fiction I generally forgive stale characters as the setting tends to the real protagonist. I could not connect with any of the characters, they did not seem real to me.