Marius Beceanu
This may be the best book I have read all year: in the spirit of Van Vogt, but more subtle and better constructed than the original. At the same time, this more satisfactory conclusion of the series is making me appreciate the boldness and surreality of the original even more. The biggest difference is that Van Vogt has no characters, while Wright has them. At the same time, the bold touches, the combination of noir, galactic intrigue, and cosmogony (the latter absent from the original Null-A, but on the same level as in Van Vogt's other work) provide for a rewarding read on several levels.