Bob Freeman, the author, states up front that this book has a particular style that’s not for everyone. In a world exactly like ours but different, dogs, octopus and Simians (definitely not monkeys) are all part of the crews on cargo hauling space ships. It’s a quirky book, has lots of dry humour, and is very instructional about space travel and living on planets in the depth of space, and quite a few visits to Casinos.. There is a story, but also a lot of description. If you read the second book H2liftships A Backstory then you better understand this book. I’m off to read the third book out soon. Thank you to Bookbuzz.net and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, ‘my words and your words’ (read the book and you may understand.)