ISBN: 1504099346 9781504099349

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera

Page count: 231

<p> <b>A religious fanatic wages war on an intergalactic bordello in this classic space opera by a five-time Hugo Award–winning author.</b> <br> The crown jewel of the Vainmill Syndicate's Entertainment and Leisure Division is <i>Velvet Comet</i>. This exclusive, extravagant, and exotic pleasure palace, orbiting Deluros VIII, is the go-to place for the rich and famous to play, relax, and indulge. But one of the guests has come for an entirely different purpose . . . <br> The Reverend Thomas Gold—or Doctor Gold, as he prefers—is the leader of a fanatical religious sect. He is also a very vocal enemy of the Syndicate, eager to have them close the hedonistic <i>Comet</i> for good. <br> But then Doctor Gold meets the <i>Comet</i>'s two most popular employees, Titania and Oberon: two beautiful, blue-skinned, elfin Andrican aliens. They love their jobs, but Doctor Gold only sees their enslavement and declares their liberation to be his latest crusade. And so begins a war that will either end in the <i>Comet</i>'s destruction . . . or his. <br> <b>The perfect choice for readers of Alan Dean Foster, Timothy Zahn, and Joe Haldeman. <br> Praise for the Tales of the Velvet Comet series <br> "A goodie. . . . Buy it, and join me in wondering what Mike will do with the next volumes in the series." — <i>Analog</i> on <i>Eros Ascending</i> <br> "Well plotted, good characterizations, and an exotic setting. As good a mystery novel as it is science fiction." — <i>Science Fiction Chronicle </i>on <i>Eros at Zenith</i> </b> </p>