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Harry Redwine was an old and valued employee of the Vainmill Syndicate, one of the huge corporations that existed - and controlled - the galaxy. Harry was a "fixer" and his boss, Victor Bonhomme, would send him in to take perfectly healthy, well run businesses and turn them into shaky ruins that would quickly go under. Harry's latest assignment would take him to the Velvet Comet, a galatically famous brothel that orbits around the planet Charlemagne. The Leader Madonna, the madam of the Velvet Comet, didn't seem to like him very much and Harry was suspicious of Suma, a beautiful young prostitute who seemed to be a little too accomodating. But as Harry spent more time on the Velvet Comet, he came to realize that it was much more than a brothel - it was a place where you could literally have your fantasies brought to life, sexually and otherwise. For the first time, Harry does not want to be a fixer, he wants to leave the Leather Madonna her empire and he wants the Leather Madonna herself...
This was an entertaining science fiction/mystery book. Harry is a character who is definitely torn between doing his job and doing what he knows is right. Even if he chooses the high ground, he may still lose because of the powerful conglomerate and he has to make the choice as to whether it is worth it to struggle at all. The secondary characters in this book were also fascinating: the rundown old boxer, the beautiful young prostitutes, the honorable security agent, the syndicate owners, all were real people who worked in that shades of grey area with nary a sign of white or black anywhere. The setting was also quite interesting, being a huge orbiting brothel in outer space, and this lent to some interesting subplots, as you can well imagine. The mystery was subtle, but it was there and quite fun to try and second guess what the characters would do and whose side they were on. If you have the opportunity to read this book, I recommend that you do, it is a good, solid read.
Debbie, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- two lovers coping with tough mission
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- investigating theft/fraud
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
If enemy is a group...
- big corporation
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- prostitute
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Terrain
- Space, need spacesuit
Spaceship setting:
- really, really giant spaceship/station
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- descript of touching personal anatomy
- orgies
- actual description of sex
Is this an e-book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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