Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Dull and racially ignorant.

I like hard SF and this is just pure trash. The characters are straight out of some bad tv movie. I got to page 126 and couldnt stand it anymore. Never read Bova before and never will again. What a pig ignorant writer. Hey Bova why dont you get out and travel a little before you go insulting other cultures and nationalities. Uugh!