I am going to return this book. The plot is shallow and derivative with little character development, and it is written at what seems like something a twelve year old would write – too many over-awed long boring descriptions of buildings, rooms, spaceships, and – golly gee – eight armed aliens with purple heads or whatever. Think Scooby Doo as a spaceship captain. Not believable. I just couldn’t finish it after 10 hours, time that I won’t get back.