Review: Great sci-fi read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2013
This is a great new entry in the science fiction realm!  The book follows the story of Ethan Riley, a trash-talking mercenary who gets set up and taken prisoner by an unethical moon-mining company.  In order to escape criminal charges, Ethan accepts what amounts to a suicide mission on Triton, a moon in Neptune's orbit.  It seems like a fairly straightforward mission, but action-packed twists and turns abound.  In fact, the plot twists come early in this book - I was not expecting the first betrayal sequence at all, even though the book's summary sets it out for you.  This is how well the book is written - it lures you in and makes you think that events will go one way, and then all of a sudden, you're hit with a completely different turn.  Ethan is a well-developed, likeable character, and the book also explores his relationship with Tori, a service android.  The ending is unexpected but satisfying, and I could see Ethan and Tori heading out for another adventure in a sequel.  This is a well-written book, and although there is quite a bit of coarse language involved, it fits the characters and the situations well, and the dialogue would sound stilted otherwise.  A great read!