Citadel

An interesting idea of how humanity might fit in with alien civilizations. In my opinion, the enjoyment of the book was hindered by a couple of the author's techniques. Some parts of the book seem to be written for video, with each paragraph, the scene may shift from a group of people on earth or to a different group of people in space. This is difficult for the reader to follow by the author's words alone. The author also has a tendency to refer to characters in a confusing number of ways. A single character may at times be referred to by their name, at other times by their military rank or an abbreviation, or a nickname, or a slang term, or a general description ... in some areas of the book, it's hard to guess how many people are in the room because their names keep changing.