This is a sequel to 'Slan' written in the 1940's. It was started in the 1990's by the original author. It was then discovered that the author suffered from Alzheimers and had managed to hide it. This became apparent at a meeting to review his finished sequel. The sequel was not finished as announced. Kevin J. Anderson was hired to finish the book. This could have been a great book, but the author(s) apparently stuck with the logic of the 1940's. The book reads like many sci-fi books of this period, including "spinning computer tapes" and "cathode tubes". There are many logical implausibilities in the story. ( )

I'll approach this one with some interest. The choice of Kevin J. Anderson for the sequel to SLAN seems less inspired than the choice of John C. Wright for the sequel to THE WORLD OF NULL-A.