Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: The Tony Hillerman of SF

Yes, like Hillerman, expect grade school level prose, flat and supremely non-evocative, largely "telling" the story in a series of talky encounters, very little action. What action there is seems tacked on formula. As for big ideas, there's more in any single chapter of a Stross novel than everything here.Feel free to skip descriptions of prosaic surroundings, there's nothing remotely intriguing to see. Not one plant or animal is accounted for. If you want fabulous descriptions of a human-colonized future, try Pandora's Star.Having said that, I like Hillerman, and this is an amusing afternoon read while having a pint.