Bleak and unsettling – I love Rhys’s style, however. The novel ends quite abruptly.

I enjoyed this one immensely – at times it truly disturbed me. The war reminds me of that of Bester’s ‘The Stars My Destination’ or the sky-roader conflict in McAuley’s Red Dust.

This sounded like such a promising novel but turned into a tough slog. Maybe I just don’t enjoy 80s American SF, but the prose style and, at times, content just didn’t seem worthy of my time. Maybe I’ll give another Bear novel a chance someday, but I sort of doubt that will happen anytime soon.

Truly bleak and unsettling at times, yet full of hope.

Damned fine SF novel! Sturgeon’s prose is truly sublime; poetic, even elegaic at times.

Dull and drab, really. The premise isn’t all that original and the characters are an utter bore. Poorly written, at times. I see no reason why this should be on the SF Masterworks list.

Bester is definitely one of the finest authors in all of SF. Oddly, and to his credit (or detriment, depending), his work is always so full of hope.

Although not as good as ‘The Stars My Destination’, the plot hooks you early on and The Demolished Man offers an ending that will surely prove explosive. Just give Bester a chance.

An utterly brilliant novel, this makes for a thoroughly entertaining read. Philosophical yet disturbing.

One of the best novels it’s ever been my pleasure to read. Left-leaning, too!

This is one of my very favourite novels, ever. Paul McAuley weaves and blends elements of cyberpunk, planetary romance, and hard SF into a virtually flawless epic. One of the best reads I’ve encountered in a very long time.