Time Is the Simplest Thing

Overall, this is a good novel. Readers expecting any pulpy alien-adventure will be disappointed. This one looks at humanity's fear of the Other, the use and misuse of technology, the fear that ignorance breeds, the juxtaposition of persecutor and persecuted, and the control-factor of corporations/capital. The main character is fairly likeable, if a bit robotic. Readers who love vintage science fiction and who would like to read good 1960s offerings will enjoy this one.