Storyline: 3/5 
 Characters: 3/5 
 Writing Style: 3/5 
 World: 3/5 
 --Below information added approximately one year after original reading-- 
 A really fun novel because it sticks to a very simple but effective plot. The hard science complements the main character, the main character complements the mission, and the mission fits so very well in this sketch of a future. The book never attempts or approaches anything grand, and it loses major points in originality for basically being a modern retelling of a science fiction classic (view spoiler)[ of Arthur C. Clarke's, A Fall of Moondust (hide spoiler)].