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I love this book. And I can tell you exactly why. But first, I confess, I'm a Mike Resnick fanboy so I may not be all that objective on this one.

Former captain Wilson Cole is the smartest member in the entire Navy. But he also has zero concern about follow orders he disagrees with. As a result, he's been demoted several times and is no longer captain of his own starship. Having been reassigned to the outdated Teddy Roosevelt, home of other military misfits, Cole immediately begins bucking against the ship's captain in an effort to do what he believes is right.

Resnick does a great job of world (universe) building in this book. And the starship crew successfully handle several unique situations which makes for an entertaining space romp.

Wilson Cole is an extremely likable character - which is good because the entire novel revolves around him. He stands for what he believes to be right and will see his actions through even if it comes at a personal loss. He is witty and always appears to be about 3 or 4 steps of everyone else in the story. While I thoroughly enjoyed everything about the story, I concede some readers may find Cole to be smug and annoying. Throughout the story he always appears to know what is about to happen next but rarely just comes out and says it. Instead, he often makes others guess at what he already has surmised. The result is he sometimes appears to revel in his own brilliance more than he is concerned with resolving the problems the crew is facing.

I've read this book several times and enjoy it every time. I have never read any of the other books in the series but plan to do so this year. I assume I'll enjoy them as I've enjoyed this one!