Review: Fantantic book with great writing.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2011
I'd just finished readingHorker's Law, which was fantastic, so I picked this book up by the same author.I mentioned the great writerHarry Harrisonin my other review, so I'll mention him again here.  The book Fey has a very strong, instantly likable character, right from the first page -- Vince Lombardi.  Vince is a professional gambler, and he's showing how to "read" a table in a poker game, and drawing the reader into the game.  I've seen many authors try to do this, for example inCasino Royale.  Mike Lee does a fantastic job of it.Later, the game is treated as suspicious, and Vince is having trouble getting his money back.  He gets interrogated by the station police -- the space station police, that is.  All the while, Vince is analyzing them, even as they interrogate him.Vince is actually Major Vince Lombardi, forced to leave the Marines after a rather spooky mission to investigate a ship called the Starfire.  The narration of this mission is excellent, if a bit horrific.The Navy gets involved, and other groups, and other aliens.  Also, the title character - Fay, a Fey.  A living luck detector, she doesn't say much in the novel.  She's the MacGuffin of the novel, the item that various groups want to find. She is used a small amount for luck, and does make an interesting character, but this really isn't her novel.This is an excellent science fiction story with noir elements, set on a space station.  Try Horker's Law, or get the sample for this book.  EDIT -- And I like the updated cover.Highly recommended.