It actually became quite annoying, reading an explanation again, wondering why the author kept deciding to explain this, as if his readers were complete idiots. It wasn't the 'hard science' that was the problem - I actually prefer that over just regular science fiction - but the fact that things about the ship were repeated over and over again, in different ways. I found the first 32% of it to be very tedious. This book was almost put into that folder. I'm always convinced that, if I put it down and come back to it later, I may enjoy the book more, and I actually have a folder on my Kindle for books that I need to come back and look at later on. In my lifetime of reading, there are very few times that I have ever DNF-ed a book. Check out the Naught for Hire website for even more info on the upcoming webisode series starring Ben Browder. If you hear about 'Naught for Hire' verbally, you might think the title is 'Not for Hire' but it's not.

He's the author of ALL FOR NAUGHT, which collects 'Naught for Hire,' and 'Naught Again' both first appearing in ANALOG.

His other novels are SCAPESCOPE, MEMORY BLANK, DEATH TOLLS, and DEEP QUARRY. Stith's works include REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS(Nebula Award nominee from Ace Books), MANHATTAN TRANSFER (Hugo Award Honorable Mention from Tor Books), REUNION ON NEVEREND, and RECKONING INFINITY (on Science Fiction Chronicle's Best Science Fiction Novels list for its publication year, on the Nebula Award preliminary ballot). But the book reminds us that, also like Dave, we have the power to turn it right-side up again, with humor at the center of our inner strength.' - The Big Thrill, magazine of International Thriller Writers what’s most captivating about PUSHBACK is that even with people like Dave Barlow-just an average guy doing average things-life can take a shocking turn for the worse. 'Ordinary Hijacked by Extraordinary, With Comedy. Fans of Daniel Palmer-esque intelligent suspense will be pleased.' - Publishers Weekly '.unsettling Hitchcockian thriller.Judicious use of humor provides some relief from the dark plot line. PUSHBACK: At his ten-year high-school reunion, an investment counselor finds he doesn't know one person there, and soon realizes he must outwit an unknown antagonist who wants him dead. PUSHBACK, a mystery-suspense novel, was published in November 2018 and is a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, mainstream category.

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