I think I probably would have prefered the graphic novel as this text only version is doesn't really compare. But then I didn't really expect much more. I have a feeling alot of my dissatisfaction with this is the group authorship. No one has enough control to stamp their style on the novel as a whole. This is a big book.
Barnes starts off by describing a huge number of characters across the globe and off it.
As a side effect of the battle enough methane is dumped into the atmosphere to raise temperatures and cause massive hurricanes. Blend in a massively redundant 'Net, a lot of AI cyberpunk concepts, together with Intelligent Agents explained quite successfully and you have a wonderful novel. The characters are reasonably believable, and there are enough of them that you are bound to find one or two to identify with. Buy From Amazon UK Or The US Great fun. Few things can grow on a planet almost entirely devoid of savoury foodstuff.