The Stars My Destination

This novel, probably one of the best, or my personal favorite novel of the semester.  The story follows a man named Gully Foyle who is the last survivor of a merchant ship that was attacked in the war of the outer satellites. After seeing another ship the Vorga, off in the distance he signals for aid but the ship passes by him by. Gully then finds a way to crudely repair the ships engine then sets off on an epic quest for sweet revenge.  There are two main reasons why I loved this. One, the main character doesn't take crap from anyone, a vindictive character is a great character in my opinion.  The other being the setting.  The feeling of the age of exploration reborn in the stars has always fascinated me.  The dangerous unknown combined with a sense of lawlessness in an adventure never gets old.  This story as well as others similar to this tend to make me consider the future of the human race, and what our lives are destined to become.