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A very interesting product with a surprising amount of content for the size and price. Reminiscent of some of the best Sci-Fi I have played (Fading Suns, Alternity, and even the Revised Star Wars Rules), nearly anyone running a future or post-apocalyptic setting could find value in it.

It also features a very streamlined Psionics system, which while nowhere near as robust as Psionics Unleashed, allows a fairly functional and complete Psion character with a minimum of fuss for a DM allowing the idea for the first time.

The art was interesting but suffered a little from re-sizing distortions.

Summary: If you are new to Pathfinder and want to run Sci-Fi this is a solid affordable buy. If you are new to Psionics and still unsure how much you want to add take a look at it. Otherwise an excellent springboard product to start a new Sci-Fi Pathfinder Game, but I would rapidly seek to find more complex support for it.

Ok. Love Golarion? This has rich, creamy history and cultural context. Want textured, fully developed NPCs that will stand-up to a few hours of role-played smack talk with their motives in tact? Yes, this fits the bill with side-plots to spare. Want a decent chance that these Leagues of Doom and Soldiers of Fortune might send your players screaming for their Mothers? Don't be surprised if the Cleric is panting after an encounter with one of these groups. Worth every damn cent.

Oh... and new rules content too!

A great product with a focus on possible new directions for the concept of metamagic. Particularly interesting are the concept of weaker spell modifications for reduced cost or varied effects. My only real issues were a few editorial glitches and typos.

Well all and all, the product is fairly solid. As others have mentioned the art is highly variable in quality. Xxyth are the primary reason to by the book in my opinion. Their entry has some of the best art and the content dovetails nicely to other products like WoTC's Fiend Folio, Eberron (the Qu'ori) and Lords of Madness. And they also have a customizable format similar to the core MM's dragon layout. With some of the other chaotic and strange aberrations you could base a whole campaign arc in twisted madness.

A durable hard cover, solid feats, interesting spells and, full-color. Forgive the artwork and the lack of 3.5 psionics (they are a no brainer to convert) and it is a STEAL at $10.