


In this instance that's an easy question as this establishes Flinx as a character that draws you into the complete series. An introduction to the Common Wealth as well as the main characters an inhabitants that wind through the entire series. Yes, as first in the series it's an excellent place to begin. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Moth is a planet with wings and one small minidrag The author is a better story teller than he is a word smith. There are quite a few awkward uses of language and even a couple malapropisms which I do not think were intended to establish character or style. My one more serious criticism is that the book should have been edited more expertly. So there is a certain superficial quality to the whole thing as if the author is determined not to spend a moment more than he needs to in the service of providing some back story for later books. It does feel as though it is an adventure put together, competently, to introduce us to characters with whom we are destined to become more familiar over time. This is the first book I have read in the series. There is some nice detail about the worlds we encounter, enough to feed our imagination and bring the whole milieu into focus for us.

The characters are very nicely imagined and well drawn and the plot is clear, engaging and fairly satisfying.
