Critical Reception and Influence
Science fiction critic David Seed said of the trilogy that it "has all the stylistic verve of his earlier work, but it asks some tougher questions, explores character more deeply, and savagely interrogates our star-obsessed society." Virtual Light, the first novel in the series, was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1994.
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