This is book 3 in a series. The series follows the life of an orphan boy as he ventures out on his own perusing a life as a Space Trader. Sounds like a great concept.
The boy is remarkably successful, but also enriches the life of everyone around him. I throughly enjoyed the 1st book. Unfortunately as the boy ages the writer makes an abrupt change when he turns 16 and seems to refocus his attention on sex with every female he encounters.
There is no reason for the change in direction as it unfortunately detracts from what I had hoped would be a continuing series of enjoyable books.