The Best of All Possible Worlds

Hmm, I feel perhaps there was a little too much hype about this book, though it is a very enjoyable read. Its a sort of road trip book, as a team of scientists map out some older communities of Sadiri heritage to see if a new society of Sadiri, which was left with a huge surplus of males, and will need to integrate locally, can start afresh with new insightsand a slow building romance between a dignified Sadiri elder and a volatie free spirited young local woman. It has been widely noticed that there are distinct echoes of Star Trek Vulcans here, a sort of rerun of Spock's parents romance, and it is delightful seeing the staid courtship, but sometimes getting the balance between science fiction and romance is a bit clumsy or uneven, and there are some longueurs in the middle section An engaging read though, with fun glints of subtle humour and rapport between the two protagonists, andits nicely written.