Throughout its phenomenal and interesting history, science fiction has created fans with possibly the highest standards for entertainment. With characters as unforgettable as Data or Chewbacca, and storylines as ingenious as Lord of the Rings or The Matrix, these expectations are self-explanatory. Obviously, Dave Duncan never reviewed these standards when he wrote West of January, or he would have saved the mother ship of fans from the torture of this flavourless, sadistic drama, mistakenly categorized …showed first 75 words of 650 total…

…showed last 75 words of 650 total…the reader begging Jabba the Hut for a tomb of frozen carbonate. Don't waste money on this excuse for a book, and go re-re-re-re-rent The Making of The Matrix instead. In order to read long and prosper, light-saber Dave Duncan to shreds and opt for J.R.R. Token. Destroy the unsavory Knobil, but welcome wizards, Wookies and Kligons. Most importantly, avoid sector West of January at all costs. May the force be with you.