Deep space was actually my favorite version of trek. I enjoyed the interaction of the various races that inhabited deep space. My first impression of Starplex was that it was a version of the same type. A super station that monitored the shortcuts for new openings that was crewed by various races each with a duty to perform and a perspective arising from their racial background that caused friction and misunderstandings. I then became entranced over the various ways Mr. Sawyer addressed a recurrent theme of error, resolution, vindication, retribution, and punishment. I'm not going to go through the various ways this theme was handled, but it was many times with various different results. I was impressed with the advanced thinking that viewed retribution in a negative light. There was an emphasis upon something that wasn't forgiveness, but more along the lines of expedient tolerance. There were many parts of this book I didn't like because of the predictable handling of certain situations which took away from some of the serious concepts being presented, but I've decided to be expediently tolerant. There were some wrong words every once in a while that seemed like left overs from rewrites or editing. Over all, this truly is a well written book.
Wow! just WoW! I went and read some of the other comments, and I feel so frustrated at the shallow comments. Why the dolphins? Because they didn't know we were intelligent. It was the outright telling the reader what the point was that I was disappointed about when reading this book, but I see some had to be slapped in the face and they still don't get it. Did some of the readers miss the point that it took an Ib to point out that Jag was genetically constrained to work with his traitorous brother-in-law in the hopes of at least sharing the glory so that he had hopes of being selected to breed with his life time mate? If you get only one opportunity to mate, and you are in competition with four others (actually only one other as three out of the other four were already destined to be also rans) what would you do if you believed that your opportunity to mate depended upon your collaborating with your traitorous competitor? What would be your regret if you lived so long that you lost the memory of why you were not with the love of your life any longer? People missed this point all together! Should there be punishment for wronging others? What if it is a mistake? What if it is deliberate? What if it is merely a decision made as a matter of perspective? If you guys didn't get this go read the book again. These rather significant concepts could have used a little more depth in the narration. It was the shallow treatment of these concepts that disappointed me with this book, but what the heck some couldn't see it while being slapped in the face with it.
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