Ok, so, first thing first, i am a fanboi for Fred Brown. That being said,this is probably the last SF book by Brown you want to try out. This is honestly boring and there is hardly any science in it. It's almost a political drama with a tediously long and predictable love story intertwined and science makes a guest appearance. Trust me,i have read almost everything Brown has produced in SF section and this is one story I simply couldn't digest. The story is slow as a snail and often you can skip 15 pages and find nothing has happened. Trust me, read this only if you have exhausted every other Brown SF