What the hell did I just read? I picked this up after it was referenced in Ernest Cline's newest, [b:Armada|16278318|Armada|Ernest Cline|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377284428s/16278318.jpg|22378124]. The premise was sound, a common man seeks revenge in a space opera much like The Count of Monte Cristo, but the overall story was wonky and off for me.

There are so many cool ideas - jaunting, the different societies on different planets, revenge, double-crossing, etc, but then there a lot of TERRIBLE ideas-women as chattel BECAUSE of being able to jump through space, rape, naming your main character Jisbella and having her nicknamed JIZ.

I don't know. This was not my style of writing, these were not characters I enjoyed, and overall I felt the ideas were never as fully explored as I would like. I finished it, but I wouldn't ever read it again, or really recommend it.

Green Bay, WI is referenced a few times in this book as a place where characters live, so that is cool.

Just not really for me.