Review
"The latest galaxy-spanner by one of Heinlein's spiritual descendents." --"Science Fiction Age"
"A thoroughly entertaining book." --"The West Coast Review of Books"
"John Barnes's "A Million Open Doors" takes a venerable theme of classic SF--the reintegration of far-flung colony worlds into a newly resurgent human culture--and enlivens it with such zest, narrative energy and critical intelligence that readers across a wide spectrum of tastes will be charmed." --"The Washington Post"
"John Barnes knows how to make readers care...Barnes combines philosophical speculation, high-speed action, and character development in a way that is the hallmark of a master, and "A Million Open Doors" is his most successful work to date." --"Los Angeles Reader"
"John Barnes convinces. He may well be the new writer on whom the mantle of Robert Heinlein falls." --Poul Anderson
"With this book, Barnes emerges as a name to watch in SF." --"Booklist"
Synopsis