The Spires of Denon: A Diving Universe Novella (Diving Series) Paperback – 8 May 2013

I have read all the books in the series now and really like them. This was the first 'book' in the series that I read, as part of as SciFi collection. It's still one of my favorites in the series.

"The Spires of Denon" is a science fiction archaeology-based mystery/adventure novella. It's set in the same interstellar universe as the author's "Diving into the Wreck" and its sequels, although it has no common characters or events and can be read quite independently. In this far future space-faring universe, humanity expanded through the stars, and then for whatever reason retrenched, leaving many relics behind of their past, more technologically-advanced civilizations.In this tale, we find several different people involved, for their own often competing reasons, in the exploration of an archaeological site. "The Spires," purpose and construction unknown, were left behind by an earlier human civilization. The nature of the site, and what a few of the individual characters are really trying to do, forms the central mystery of the story, which offers a few surprises along the way.This was an enjoyable read, not so mysterious as "Diving into the Wreck", but a solid story. The primary characters were interesting and I wouldn't mind if one or two of them showed up again in future stories set in this universe. Despite the spacefaring setting, this story is strictly planet-bound.Overall, an entertaining read. (According to the flyleaf, this story previous appeared in Asimov's SF Magazine in 2009.)

This and the Runabout have closely related POV stories about some of the same artifacts in two different parts of its timeline.Both POV's stand alone very well.This is that rarity, A Science Fiction Detective story. Yes, it is a murder mystery.

Quick not fast story . The Diving Universe is filling out nicely and this tidbit may or may not meet up with Boss and company but is good alone for the unfamiliar.

Set in her "Dignity Vessel" universe, it precedes other stories. I enjoyed these 'lost future history' stories very much. Makes you wonder how much of our own history has been lost - what we call 'myths' and 'legends' might have really occurred, but in a different more realistic sense.

Interesting characters and a good plot. I thought that it was a redo of another novella by some other author and got caught flatfooted by the finale. Kind of like an Indiana Jones film...

great read

Spires of Denon carries on the action of the Diving Universe Series.Lot of action and suspence that keeps you reading. Need more book of the Diving Universe.

I really like this author's books. I liked some of her other books better but this was pretty good for a short story, not too short like some I've read.

4th. I highly recommend her books. Though The Spires isn't a book about Boss, it's still a good read. Enjoy!

interesting if you like the diving books, but it appears to be written for money and did not have very much depth to it.