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Read the second book of the Spin Trilogy "Axis." It doesn't have the fantastic scientific speculation of the first book, only features one of the main cast of the original, and only takes a baby step toward solving the mystery at the root of the overarching story. Not terribly written, but a disappointment coming off the first book. I probably won't read the last book.
Since I was complaining about multi part stories I decided to read a standalone by the author of Spin called "The Harvest." Not particularly good. There was potential for a lot of sociological , religious, and political speculation with a heavy dose of sci-fi but there wasn't much of that. The characters were unsympathetic, the "alien invasion" had zero suspense, and the villain was lame.
I also read a collection of short stories by Ted Chiang called "Exhalation and other stories." Not as good as Story of Your Life, but contains a lot of intriguing ideas.
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