Rolling Thunder

This past week I finally took the time to read John Varley's Rolling Thunder. This is the third book in what he calls the Thunder and Lightning trilogy which began with Red Thunder and Red Lightning. That said, a fourth book (to be titled Dark Lightning) is planned, so perhaps we should call this a series rather than a trilogy ?

I'll steal this next bit, a more or less standard description of the book:

Lieutenant Patricia Kelly Elizabeth Strickland-otherwise known as Podkayne-is a third-generation Martian. Her grandfather, Manny, was one of the first men to set foot on Mars. So Poddy has some planet-sized shoes to fill. That's why she's joined the Music, Arts, and Drama Division of the Martian Navy. Though some may say her voice is a weapon in itself, Poddy passed the audition. And now she's going to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to be an entertainer. But she's about to learn that there's plenty of danger to go around in the Martian Navy, even if you've just signed on to sing.

This was a book that I just couldn't put down - If it were not for work and life's other necessitates, I think I'd have been able to read this in a single sitting!

Can't wait for Dark Lightning!