Skinner

I'm leery of tales that combine elements associated with fantasy (dragons, in this case) with those of sci-fi. However, it's very credibly done here. On a colonized planet of the future, Chavez Blackstone runs afoul of the ruling elite, the First-Wavers, and is forced into taking the dangerous job of hunting dragons on a neighboring barren planet. Intersecting his story of survival is a depiction of the corporations and the First-Wavers who own them. The quality of the writing, the attention to detail, and the pacing of the book are all strong. The characters are well-developed and the dialogue, which can be a pit-fall for many writers, was a pleasant surprise.