Eros Descending (Tales of the Velvet Comet Book 3)

Name: Eros Descending (Tales of the Velvet Comet Book 3)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (16 reviews)
Author: Mike Resnick

by Mike Resnick

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.0 (16)

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy character-driven space opera where moral certainty collides with messy reality, not just good versus evil.
You appreciate stories set in unconventional settings (pleasure palaces, space stations) where the location becomes as important as the plot.
You like intelligent science fiction that examines faith, exploitation, and consent through a speculative lens.

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You prefer hard sci-fi focused on technical worldbuilding and physics over philosophical conflict.
You want straightforward heroes and villains without uncomfortable moral ambiguity.
You're looking for action-heavy military space opera rather than political intrigue and character tension.

About this book

A religious fanatic declares war on an intergalactic bordello in this space opera by five-time Hugo Award–winning author Mike Resnick. The Velvet Comet is the Vainmill Syndicate's premier pleasure palace, orbiting Deluros VIII and catering to the wealthy and famous. Reverend Thomas Gold, leader of a fanatical religious sect and vocal opponent of the Syndicate, arrives as a guest with a hidden agenda: to shut down the hedonistic establishment. When Doctor Gold encounters the Comet's two most popular employees—Titania and Oberon, beautiful blue-skinned Andrican aliens—he becomes convinced of their enslavement. He launches a crusade for their liberation, setting in motion a conflict that will determine whether the Comet survives or Gold himself falls.

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Currently 4.0★ from 16 reviews

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