Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction. But his new owner, Baslim, is not the disabled beggar he appears to be: adopting Thorby as his son, he fights relentlessly as an abolitionist spy. When the authorities close in on Baslim, Thorby must ride with the Free Traders — a league of merchant princes — throughout the many worlds of a hostile galaxy, finding the courage to live by his wits and fight his way from society's lowest rung. But Thorby's destiny will be forever changed when he discovers the truth about his own identity...

This was quite a bit different from most of the others, about a boy adapting to different ways of life and working to abolish slavery.

I've placed a hold for this at the library but it may be a while until I get it-there's only one copy and it's checked out.

This was good but had less hard science and action than the others. It's a coming of age story and I'm glad it ended the way it did, but the ending was a bit rushed.

Yeah, it was a little rushed.