Unfortunately, while Steel Beach had some interesting characters and cool ideas, the plot wandered around so much that I had to stop several times and wonder what the point of the book was. I almost put it down several times, and maybe I should have.
The whole story takes place on the moon two hundred years after aliens invaded Earth and kicked all the humans off. On the moon, a central computer that controls everything makes life easy for everyone, except the protagonist, who keeps trying to kill himself, but his motivation never struck me as realistic.
Recommendation: Unless you’re a John Varley fan, skip Steel Beach.
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