I can see the fascination with this book. Reads like a futuristic Canterbury Tales (stories within a story) and there are similarities between the two novels (a group of people, each with their own dark secret, undergoing a pilgrimage). The characters are well-developed and intriguing. Truly a sci-fi classic.
Carlos Heras FausTotally agree, this is one of those sci-fi books that a fan could enjoy it the same as a hardie fan. And one of those novels not to think about it so much as a sci-fi novel as a novel ( without the tag )