Journey into Space | Paperback

This is a well-crafted book with evocative prose and nicely-rounded characters. Litt's style is unobtrusive and yet distinct in its lucidity. Together these factors make Journey Into Space an interesting, if somewhat dissatisfying, read. The main letdown is that the story covers too much ground in too few pages. Several generations pass during the course of the novel and in each case just as we start to become involved with the characters they're sidelined in favour of the next generation. In order for the story arc to reach completion this progression is necessary, but the rapidity with which it occurs lead to disappointment for this reader. I don't like to appear too critical of this novel as it's really quite good. Litt is a talented writer. This work, however, required more development than he appears to have been able to commit to. A doorstop novel was needed here, or maybe a short series, but either approach would have required Litt to examine his society in much greater depth. Perhaps he didn't have the will to do this. It's a shame: it could have been so much more.