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The Venus Belt

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While it may not be quite as good as the original book, the author is able, with the main characters already firmly established, to have a lot more fun with the story line right off the bat. The story is a mixed bag, part sci-fi, part adventure, part social
commentary, with a good dash of humor thrown in, it makes for a pretty good read.
To keep it short, if you liked the Probability Broach, you will like this book. If you didn`t, you probably will not care for it.
An excellent alternate history story.

Not in the North American Confederacy. Not until people start disappearing left and right. And Detective Win Bear's close friends start to vanish also.
At first he figures that some Hamiltonians might still be running about, but as the clues (or clews) start to pile up everything starts to point to the other side of the Probability Broach. But right when you'ld think things might start to clear up the Bear Curse kicks in and makes everything even worse- there seems to be TWO plots going on at the same time.
If Win Bear doesn't figure out what's happening, and fast, both universes might end up under the Iron Heel of a Totalitarian State!

The second in the "Win Bear" detective / alternate history / political lecture series -- and right about where they jumped the shark. Lots of gadgetry and bizarre settings. Plenty of outlandish characters -- human and otherwise. Entirely too much eye-rolling Libertarian college sophomore bull session philosophizing.

What should not be missed is the most viciously funny caricature of pompous ol' Walter Cronkite in all of literature. (Easy to spot if you know what the German homonym of his last name means. And think "Jimmy Carter.")