The ending is pretty wild and exceeded my expectations. I've had trouble getting into these books a few times, but once I realized Encounters in Space was being compressed into book I, and the fact that it ended with "It was UC 0080 and the war was still not over", I was hooked.
I remember them being fairly dry in the way that a lot of 70s/80s sci-fi tends to be, though pretty fun for all the "Oh, interesting" changes that it makes to the story. I wonder how much of it is down to translation. Been a while since I actually went through 'em.
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Alternatively, I would be more than happy with a cassette of the CCA soundtrack... if that exists.