Instruct: Classify a given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: The start of a great series...

Combining the technical story telling of Clancy, with the cultural interactions present in Babylon 5, "Terra Prime: Ripton's Ride" lays the groundwork for the first in a multi-book series. A captivating read with enough technology bits to keep the intellectual in the audience engaged, while developing characters that you can both follow and become interested in their fate. Author does a good job of weaving future societal changes with the implications of first interstellar travel capabilities. I recommend this book without reservation to any science-fiction fan who loves a good story about space travel and adventure.