Barbary Station

After reading this book, I had only one question. Was I entertained? Yes, I was. This book is more like a film that plays in your head as you read it. At least that's what was happening in my head. But, I have watched a lot of science fiction in my time. If you're looking for deep and meaningful, then this is not your book. However, if you're after an easy read to satisfy your 'inner space-opera nerd' then you could do a lot worse.

What everybody else said about the writing.

Also, i prefer my pirates more anarcho-syndicalist, but that’s just me. At some time, the pirates divide up the loot: “‘These things cost fu­ture money (…) some to­taled-up price when we get to our bank ac­counts again.’” What? Cost? Bank account? For Caribbean pirates, what they got as loot was divided, and what they got was what they got. No need to bring det¹ into it.

What i found odd was a bit of jargon: Apparently the word “atmosphere” was too long for a breathable mix of nitrogen, oxygen and a bit of water vapor for these spacefarers so they use “atmo”.