A review by tarmunvykers
Lucifer's Nebula by Michael Suttkus, C.T. Phipps

5.0

I really enjoyed the first book in this series -- kind of like what Star Trek or Star Wars might be like if they were written exclusively for adults -- and this second book is even better. That might be because I've gotten to know the characters and the universe they inhabit better, or it may be because the authors are getting more and more comfortable with same. Whatever the case, this second novel in the series has more surprises, twists, humor, etc., and it's really fun to read. In fact, there are enough twists in this book to fill five books, but none of them seem gratuitous. Each is character or story-based and, in retrospect, seems inevitable, and that's a tough trick to pull off. As for the abundant humor, well, it's right up my alley. I could easily imagine Hawkeye Pierce, B.J. Honeycutt and Hotlips Houlihan or the cast of Seinfeld saying some of this dialogue, albeit in a different context/venue. At any rate, this is a series just begging for a TV pilot. I hope it gets one.