This book is okay. It's your basic space merchant adventure story, and the usual things happen: they're short of money, they almost make some money but something goes wrong, a chance encounter in a starport bar leads to a chance for a big haul, they hook up with some mercenaries and a gangster, they steal something, things go wrong, they're pursued by overwhelming force, a clever stunt from an unlikely source gets them out of it, they end up with a pile of money even though their ship is badly damaged.
But there's a lot missing. Characters develop complex relationships too quickly, without adequate explanation. Our main trader main characters move on to a commando raid to steal valuable merchandise which involves killing a bunch of people without a moment's moral hesitation. You never quite get why some people are attached to each other, or why others are willing to drop everything and join the adventure.
If you like quick, easy reads with an adequate scifi story, here you go. There's some cool stuff. But it's not a great book.
But there's a lot missing. Characters develop complex relationships too quickly, without adequate explanation. Our main trader main characters move on to a commando raid to steal valuable merchandise which involves killing a bunch of people without a moment's moral hesitation. You never quite get why some people are attached to each other, or why others are willing to drop everything and join the adventure.
If you like quick, easy reads with an adequate scifi story, here you go. There's some cool stuff. But it's not a great book.
