Ken always creates interesting and compelling characters. This is great lightweight sci-fi, like the trashy romance novels my wife likes, but the aliens are all creatively designed, the challenges compelling, and as an audio book that you can listen to while multi-tasking, it’s an engaging “read” and a great performance. I probably wouldn’t bother spending the time to actually read this on paper, but i drive a lot, so it keeps me occupied (at a price).