![]() The story rapidly degenerates into a harem anime with occasional future-wanking ("Look this is a moon rover bus!"), at which point the entire thing shifts from 5th to 1st gear without use of a clutch. Suddenly, everything that moves and has breasts is being described as "beautiful in XYZ way," and women begin throwing themselves at the protagonist, including a 13-year-old girl. Things start getting weird the moment another female character enters the story. The charismatic protagonist is likable in a James Bond sort of vein, his banter with his girlfriend is punchy, his quirks are endearing. ![]() The story starts off as a decent sci-fi action romp. ![]() ![]() I haven't read any Heinlein previous to this novel, and I'm somewhat glad, as it gave me an opportunity to evaluate it based on its (lack of) merits as a story, rather than any fanservice appeals to classic Heinlein characters. ![]()
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