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williamlowe11's review against another edition
4.0
It takes a while to get going but has a satisfying resolution.
stephanieleary's review against another edition
1.0
At first, I enjoyed the setup, which was all corporate misbehavior that reminded me of the late, lamented Kage Baker, despite some ham-handed infodumps about the construction of the space station. Alas, Gilliland has nothing like Baker's deft plotting, nor her ear for other cultures. Around the halfway point, things really went off the rails. The portrayal of the Texan refugees and the Korean women became seriously unpleasant. There's a bit with the AI seducing a frigid woman to loosen her up that I found icky rather than funny. The protagonist made a move on his secretary instead of his super-smart political advisor. Even making allowances for a 1981 publication, by the time we reached the Big Space Battle, I was so disgusted with all the characters that the humor fell flat. I wanted to shove everyone out an airlock except for the political advisor, and to send her off on an adventure written by someone else.
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