"Certain future realities may be inevitable, but they are not yet manifest, so they are easy to deny. A small body of thought at the beginning of the 20th century insisted that heavier-than-air flight was feasible, but mainstream skeptics could simply point out that if it was so feasible, why had it never been demonstrated?"
Very nice book. Great story and great characters. I think he could cut out the technology talk, it's really unnecessary and sometimes silly.
I will certainly read the next two books! :-)