Description: The Velvet Comet is a space station with a difference--this orbiting platform is the most luxurious brothel in the universe. Equipped with casinos, five-star restaurants, a 2 mile long shopping mall and of course the pleasure rooms with prostitutes to suit every taste. Set in the Birthright Universe, this is the story of Harry Redwine (an accountant sent to the Velvet Comet), the Leather Madonna (the madam of the Comet), Rasputin (the Head of Security) and Suma (the most famous and most sought-after prostitute on the Velvet Comet). This is typical of Mr. Resnick style. In his Birthright Universe the characters use aliases more often than not, the scale of the backgrounds are larger than life (this brothel is an orbiting space station over two miles long). This does differ in form a little from some of the other novels I've read in this universe. Whereas a lot of them tell the story from multiple angles with each character taking over as the main focus of the story for a section this is one continuous narrative, but as all the action takes place in one place and does not, as in other books, travel across vast sections of space perhaps that is appropriate. If you are little hesitant to read this due to it's subject matter (it is about sex when it comes down to it) don't worry. Although this is set on a brothel and the characters do indulge in the kind of activities you would imagine are commonplace in such an establishment, these are hinted at more than described, and are certainly not the main emphasis of the story. This is a story of intrigue and ambition, of greed and love. Yep, love can happen in a brothel.