Review: Great short from an author I enjoy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2012
**Note** I was given this book by the author for an honest review.I'm not much of a sci-fi fan. When I was younger, I read all the Star Wars books, but over the years stopped reading Sci-fi. Jacinto's Voyage reminded me what I love about sci-fi. The story starts out with Dane's ship needing a part. To get that part they have to hunt down an alien and kill it for some people. Only the alien turns out to be a young man with no memory of his past. Dane takes the man onboard and eventually they head to a planet that may hold clues to the man's past.The tough thing with sci-fi can be building a new universe, but the author managed to give enough details to get a basic understanding of the world I was visiting. It's definitely a place I'm curious to see more of and a full length novel would be able to delve into the universe and history (hint hint.) The plot moved at a nice pace and kept me interested in turning the pages. With short stories it can be hard to get well rounded characters, so minor characters tend to fall by the way side (again, hint hint.) When they are introduced you are given enough info that leaves you curious. I have to say though, I LOVE Spot. He was a bit comedic affect at the expense of the Dane's sex drive. Speaking of sex, there wasn't much (because of Spot) but I did enjoy what sex there was. It wasn't over the top or riddled with terms that make me cringe and had a nice bit of steam.Overall, it was an enjoyable read and I wouldn't complain one bit of the author revisited that world and fleshed it into a full length novel.